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Genre/Form: | Biographies Juvenile works Bilderbuch Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature Biographies Ouvrages pour la jeunesse |
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Named Person: | Teresa Carreño; Abraham Lincoln; Teresa Carreño; Abraham Lincoln |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Margarita Engle; Rafael López |
ISBN: | 9781481487405 148148740X |
OCLC Number: | 1196373470 |
Notes: | Überwiegend Illustrationen (farbig). Pura Belpre Illustrator Award 2020. |
Awards: | Winner of Pura Belpre Award (Illustrator) 2020 |
Description: | 16 ungezählte Blätter |
Responsibility: | Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rafael Lopez. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
* "Engle's free verse whirls and twirls, playful and vivacious, while Lopez's vivid, colorful artwork elevates this story to heavenly heights. Like a concerto for the heart." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Lyrical, imagery-rich text . . . Patterned mixed-media illustrations use color to evoke the lushness of Venezuela, the darkness of war, and the beauty of music. Concluding with a historical note, the biography's vibrant images and language form a melodious composition." -- Booklist "Lopez's swirling colors, soaring birds, and scattered notes conjure music's transportive powers amid the countries' war-torn landscapes, complementing Engle's text, and building 'hymns . . . shimmered like hummingbirds.'" -- Publishers Weekly "Engle's writing shines through powerful descriptions and connections between music and feelings. Lopez's vivid illustrations expertly alternate between lush, vibrant hues, and gray, muted depictions of darker times; they evoke characters and historical settings with absorbing detail." -- Horn Book Magazine "Author and illustrator are well paired in this interesting narrative. Darks and lights, whether representing world events or the colors of the piano keys, are recurring themes that Engle cleverly entwines in her at times poetic writing. Lopez's illustrations practically leap from the page as they mirror the tone of events-bright and beautiful when the story is light; dark, drab, and gray when echoing conflict." -- School Library Journal Read more...

