| I, Juan de Pareja Contributor(s): de Trevino, Elizabeth Borton (Author), Ward, Johanna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786166401 ISBN-13: 9780786166404 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $32.40 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.74" W x 6.12" (0.52 lbs) 4 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the era of Rembrandt, Rubens, and Van Dyke, Spain had its own great painter-Diego Velasquez. His assistant is Juan, an African slave who helps his master in his studio by preparing paints and stretching canvasses. Soon, by spending time in the studio and watching his master's technique, Juan begins to teach himself to paint too. But such work as the creation of art is forbidden to slaves. Delighted with his work but carefully guarding his secret, Juan is torn between the need to protect himself and the need to reveal his talent. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Trevino, Elizabeth Borton: - Elizabeth Borton de Trevino (1904-2000) was the highly acclaimed author of many books for young people. Born in California, it was her move to Mexico in the 1930s that inspired many of her books, including El Guero: A True Adventure Story and Leona: A Love Story. She won the Newbery Medal in 1966 for I, Juan de Pareja. Ward, Johanna: -Johanna Ward (a.k.a. Kate Reading) is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children. |