Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieux de résidence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Courte biographie: Larry Broutman attended MIT where he received his S.B., S.M., and doctorate degree in the field of Materials Engineering and Science in 1963. During his career in Polymer Engineering and Science he was an active researcher, teacher (Illinois Institute of Technology), and writer of over 150 technical articles. He also authored technical reference books and college textbooks in the field of Composite Materials. Broutman has received many honors and awards in the profession of lastics Engineering and was recently elected to the Plastics Hall of Fame.

In the early 1990s Larry's avocation became wildlife and landscape photography, and traveling all over the world to photograph his subjects. He has published his work in magazines such as Africa Geographic and BBC Wildlife. This has now become his full time profession and he has completed photographic projects for the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital Clinic, and The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The projects for Lurie hospital developed into the publication of his first photo book, a whimsical combination of wildlife and Chicago landscapes, Chicago Unleashed.

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Chicago Treasure par Larry Broutman

A tribute to Chicago and especially its children, this book flies on imaginations wings while dabbing into the touching richness a city has to offer.

While this book has much to offer in the way of poems and news-article like stories to read aloud, it holds more. Each page is like stumbling onto a new treasure. The authors and illustrator have found a way to allow childlike imagination to take flight in a way which brings out the best of a city. There are several 'chapters' dividing the fairy tale articles, from famous artwork, and lastly, well-known sights from around Chicago. Each of these holds bright, rich pictures which include real Chicago kids. The diversity is as vast as fantasy itself and inviting as well.

This is a book which invites for a short flip-through again and again, and is perfect for kids to stumble through on their own, whenever they have an extra moment. There are lovely poems just right for kids, strewn throughout the pages. The news articles in the fairy tale section deliver known stories in a more news worthy way, giving them cute and fun little twists, which are sure to surprise young listeners and readers. The artwork section not only sets real children into the pictures, but gives a short description of the piece's title, location and artist. In the Chicago photographs, information and location descriptions bring the scenes to life. Each photo is accompanied by the name of the children pictured.

It's a wonderful tribute to Chicago and the children living there, while offering a collection of photographs and moments which are sure to not only delight readers, but keep them coming back to discover more.

I received a complimentary copy and found this to be such a wonderful collection that I wanted to leave my honest thoughts.… (plus d'informations)

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tdrecker | Feb 16, 2019 |

Chicago Eternal par Larry Broutman

By giving us an intimate look at their final resting places, “Chicago Eternal” celebrates the people who make Chicago’s history so rich and captivating: the good, the bad, and the unknown.

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StaceyLaneSmith | Mar 2, 2018 |

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