No. of pages 31
Published: 2013
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This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 31 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Turtleback Books .
MAYA CHRISTINA GONZALEZ is an acclaimed fine artist, educator, and illustrator of children's books, and collaborator with Alarcon on most of his children's poetry books. Gonzalez's numerous books featuring Latino characters have received recognition from the Pura Belpre Award, Americas Award, Notable Books for a Global Society, International Latino Books Awards, and more. Shelives in San Francisco, California, with her two daughters and her husband. FRANCISCO X. ALARCON was a renowned poet and educator and a three-time winner of a Pura Belpre Author Award Honor for his bilingual Cycle of the Seasons series of poetry for children. His many other honors include the American Book Award, the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award, the Chicano Literary Prize, and finalist for state poet laureate of California. Alarcon was also the author of several poetry collections for adults and textbooks for teaching Spanish. He passed away in January 2016. MAYA CHRISTINA GONZALEZ is an acclaimed fine artist, educator, and illustrator of children's books, and collaborator with Alarcon on most of his children's poetry books. Gonzalez's numerous books featuring Latino characters have received recognition from the Pura Belpre Award, Americas Award, Notable Books for a Global Society, International Latino Books Awards, and more. Shelives in San Francisco, California, with her two daughters and her husband.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Americas Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Americas Award.
Pura Belpre Honor For Illustration
This book was recognised in the Author category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.