WORLDS FIRST COLORING
BOOK MAGAZINE
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ November 21st 2001 ]
America
will never be the same again after the tragic
event of September 11, 2001. Since that day a
growing sense of community has emerged throughout
the nation.
America
has become a village. A radiant example of the
resiliency of the American spirit is evident by
this village attitude. And like any village that
has experienced a tragic event of this magnitude
a growing concern arises for its children.
On Wednesday,
November 21, 2001, at 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Top of
the Line LLC will introduce the first edition
of the world's first children's coloring book
magazine to the children at Leonhard Elementary
school, in the Library/Media room, located at
20900 Independence in Southfield, Michigan. The
first issue is a commemorative edition, entitled
"ENDURING FREEDOM HEROES."
Top
of the Line President, Curtis L. Lewis chose Thanksgiving
time to introduce this book to express his gratitude
for being an American. Top of the Line has trail
blazed a new standard of excellence for children's
publications unlike any other. The first issue
"ENDURING FREEDOM HEROES" (EFH) deals with the
reality of a global society in many ways. For
instance, the people they see are from many different
ethnic groups. EFH is a 32 page coloring book
magazine that deals with news, history, reality
and social issues like diversity, racial profiling
and freedom serving as journalistic piece because
it tells the story of the tragic event of September
11, 2001.
FH also
contains a letter from the editor and a special
letter written by a child social worker and an
art therapist which gives parents some therapeutic
direction; so parents and children can maximize
the usage of this product. EFH also contains activity
pages and features many of the key players in
our current administration. The cover page is
provocative with handcrafted artwork drawn by
the book's creator. It is a surreal 3 dimensional
pictorial dramatization depicting the tragic events
of that day.
The
picture of President George W. Bush's face reflects
the sadness of an entire nation of people as his
face looms over the Pentagon. EFH features the
statue of liberty, the American flag and a bald
eagle soaring over the Twin Towers. All of which
are symbolic of what America stands for. There
is also a fireman and a soldier walking together
to symbolize America's brave heroes. The drawing
itself is a colorful masterpiece.
Curtis
L. Lewis is the creator of this publication. He
is a native Detroiter and Southfield's artist
in residence. Southfield is located on the outskirts
of Detroit and is known as Michigan's city of
diversity. Lewis is an accomplished artist and
the President of Top of the Line LLC. He studied
at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
As an artist Lewis's sports murals have been exhibited
at the Joe Louis arena and the Palace of Auburn
Hills. Lewis was the first and only artist to
paint and unveil a mural of the World Championship
Pistons during half-time at an NBA Championship
game. Others have been exhibited at the Museum
of African American History.
His most
celebrated mural is "The Eye of the Tiger." The
mural depicts Tiger Woods at various stages in
his career. General Motors exhibited the mural
at the 2000 Buick Open.
The co-author
and editor of this publication goes by the name
of Eia. She is a journalist who graduated from
Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and owns
a small PR/Marketing firm in Southfield Michigan.
She has also co-authored several children's books
and is currently on a long-term assignment with
the Southfield Eccentric Newspaper where she resides.
Lewis
will be sending copies of the book to the White
House for the President and other Washington dignitaries
for autographs. In addition, books will be sent
to Barry Bonds, baseball's World Series Champions
the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Tiger
Woods, Jack Nikolaus, PGA players, Michael Jordan,
NBA players, NFL, NHL players, Michael Jackson,
Jennifer Lopez, Little Bow Wow, John Travolta,
Halle Berry, Tom Hanks and Angelina Jolie. These
autographed books will be auctioned and the proceeds
will go to the victims of September 11, 2001.
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