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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Program Portion)

Peter Sis

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Peter Sis

A MacArthur fellow, Peter Sís has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children, including “Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei,” “Tibet Through the Red Box,” "Follow the Dream:The Story of Christopher Columbus," “Three Golden Keys,” “Madlenka” and "The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin."  He grew up in communist Prague, Czechoslovakia and lives in New York City.

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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Program Portion)

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