{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-adam-raccoon-race-to-victory-mountain","title":"The Adventures of Adam Raccoon: Race To Victory Mountain","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em; font-weight:700; margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h2\u003eTHE RACE TO VICTORY MOUNTAIN IS PART OF THE ADVENTURES OF ADAM RACCOON SERIES WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY\u003cstrong\u003eGLEN KEANE\u003c\/strong\u003eWHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE DISNEY LEGEND AWARD FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION IN ANIMATION. DURING HIS 38 YEARS AT THE STUDIO, HE ANIMATED SEVERAL OF THE MOST CELEBRATED DISNEY CHARACTERS OF ALL-TIME, INCLUDING ARIEL, ALADDIN, TARZAN, POCAHONTAS, BEAST FROM “BEAUTY \u0026amp; THE BEAST”, AND RAPUNZEL IN “TANGLED”.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Adventures of Adam Raccoon series has been described as Curious George meets Aslan from Narnia. Kids will love getting to know Adam Raccoon and identify with the challenges and choices he makes as he encounters life in the Master’s Wood. Along the way Adam makes some mistakes, but he always gets back on track, often with the help of his best friend, King Aren. Each of the stories in the series, like parables, are designed to be earthly pictures with a heavenly meaning.\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"300\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003eA 38 year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Glen Keane is most noted for creating and animating such legendary Disney characters as Ariel in “The Little Mermaid”, Aladdin, Pocahontas, the Beast from “Beauty and the Beast”, and Tarzan. Glen also served as Supervising Animator and Executive Producer on Disney’s 2010 box office hit, \"Tangled\".\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1972, Keane applied to study at the California Institute of the Arts as a Fine Art major. By accident, his portfolio was submitted and accepted to the School of Film Graphics (Animation). Although unintended, He decided to continue to follow this path. At the age of 19, he discovered animation was a combination of all the arts. He immediately fell in love with the medium that would stay with him for the rest of his career.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe joined Disney in 1974 where he trained under Walt Disney’s legendary animators Ollie Johnson, Frank Thomas and Eric Larson. Glen began his journey animating scenes on \"The Rescuers\" before being promoted to directing animator on \"The Fox and the Hound\". Glen is the recipient of the 2008 Windsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement in Animation, the 2012 Tex Avery Award, and was a 2013 Disney Legend Award honoree for his contribution in Animation.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the spring of 2012, Glen decided to leave Disney Studios in pursuit of further artistic exploration. In his departure letter he stated: \"I am convinced that animation really is the ultimate art form of our time with endless new territories to explore. I can’t resist it’s siren call to step out and discover them.\" In 2013, he launched Glen Keane Productions to pursue his personal projects.\u003cbr\u003e\nGlen was raised in Paradise Valley, Arizona, as the middle child of five, where his father Bil Keane created the syndicated comic \"The Family Circus\". He and his wife Linda have two adult children, Claire and Max, who also work in animation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IBOOKPARK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49623906877668,"sku":"1479499723","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/9788\/6692\/files\/ar-rvm-cover-470x626-1.jpg?v=1786422703","url":"https:\/\/ibookpark.com\/en\/products\/the-adventures-of-adam-raccoon-race-to-victory-mountain","provider":"IBOOKPARK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}