ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) - Hardcover

Weill, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933693134 ISBN 13: 9781933693132

Verlag: Cinco Puntos Press,U.S., 2008

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Book by Cynthia Weill

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"Seemingly the typical alphabet book with large type, this volume stands out for its artwork: gorgeous animal wood sculptures created in Oaxaca. Every letter is illustrated with a full-page photograph of a colorful hand-carved animal whose name either begins with or includes that letter." --Criticas, starred review "Featuring vibrant wooden sculptures by a Oaxacan family of artists, the primer offers up animals both familiar ("the flamingo/ el flamenco") and unusual, such as the nutria and vicuna, for each letter of the alphabet, as well as for uniquely Spanish sounds, such as "ll," "n" and "rr." The highly saturated color backdrops and stunning sculptures should win over readers of all ages." --Publisher's Weekly "Highly recommended; even adults will enjoy lingering over the unique animal artistry."--Midwest Book Review, starred review "The sculpted figures display personality and enough vibrant energy to leap off the pages. Unusual or rare creatures-a hybrid Zedonk, a unicorn, and imaginary "X" animal-appear as examples in whimsical colors and imaginative patterns. An attractive choice for folk-art study or libraries with large collections of artistic ABC books."--School Library Journal "Children's books with Spanish and English text side-by-side are not uncommon, but this one has an extra treat: photos of animal carvings by a well-known family from Oaxaca, Mexico...lovely and colorful creatures that add charm to the book. Certainly something to catch a child's eye."--The Santa Fe New Mexican Magazine "A beautiful, playful, childcentric approach to language learning--and if it spawns conversations about dialects, so much the better." --Kirkus Reviews "This interactive picture book is sure to be a young crowd-pleaser and storytime favorite." --School Library Journal "Bilingual, colorful, inviting, absolutely adorable--and definitely child-centric--these libritos will capture and hold the attention of the littlest to the biggest kids (and adults alike--I keep coming back to them, and I'm known to be hard to please). All are highly recommended." --De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children

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Every ABC book worth its cover price is bound to have bright colors and big letters. But not every ABC book has magical hand-carved animals to illustrate every letter. And very few alphabet books present those letters in more varieties than English! Very few alphabet books except the ABeCedarios, that is! In this brightly colored book, the alphabet is presented in both Spanish and English, and includes the four additional letters-and whimsical animals-that make the Spanish alphabet so much fun. The famous folk artists, brothers Moises and Armando Jimenez, carved the wonderful animal figures that illustrate each letter in ABeCedarios. Working with their wives and children in the beautiful village of Arrazola in Oaxaca, Mexico, they carved and painted each enchanting animal by hand. For many centuries, people in Oaxaca have carved wood to make toys and household objects. However, it was Moises and Armando's grandfather Manuel who started making animal figures. Now more than sixty families in Arrazola make their living from wood carving. Cynthia Weill works at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. She is the co-author with Pegi Deitz Shea of Ten Mice for Tet (Chronicle Books, 2003), a book inspired by the Vietnamese embroidery she saw while working in international relief in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is trained as an art historian and studies the process of folk artisans around the world. K. B. Basseches is an artist, photographer, and art educator. She was an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Art Education, and served as a staff photographer at the Smithsonian Institution in the Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Basseches has exhibited throughout the mid-Atlantic region and in the Los Angeles area. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her young son and husband.

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• Verlag: Cinco Puntos Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1933693134
• ISBN 13: 9781933693132
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32