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Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
Contributor(s): Alarcón, Francisco (Author), Gonzalez, Maya (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0892392029     ISBN-13: 9780892392025
Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
OUR PRICE:   $10.76  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Language: Spanish
Published: April 2013
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Annotation: In the final installment in the series, Francisco X. Alarcó n shows children a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages. A family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. Readers are dazzled by the promise of the seedling redwoods - like all children - destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow. Maya Christina Gonzalez creates a spirited family of children and adults who swing their way through colorful pages. Collages of old maps of Mexico and California provide intriguing backgrounds, and fun-loving iguanas peek out from the most surprising places.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 2015373127
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.9" W x 10.5" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Seasonal - Winter
- Geographic Orientation - California
 
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Commended Lists - Am ricas Book Award
Notable Children's Book
Pura Belpr Author Award Honor

Bilingual English/Spanish. In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarc n and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter-by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras.

In their final collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarc n and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter-by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras.

We see a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages. A family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. We are dazzled by the promise of seedling redwoods-like all children-destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow.

Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has once again created a spirited family of children and adults who swing their way through colorful pages. Collages of old maps of Mexico and California provide intriguing backgrounds, and fun-loving iguanas peek out at us from the most surprising places.

Contributor Bio(s): Alarcon, Francisco X.: -

FRANCISCO X. ALARCÓN was a renowned poet and educator and a three-time winner of a
Pura Belpré 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. Alarcón was also the author of several poetry collections for adults and textbooks for teaching Spanish. He passed away in January 2016.

Gonzalez, Maya Christina: -

MAYA CHRISTINA GONZALEZ is an acclaimed fine artist, educator, and illustrator of children's books, and collaborator with Alarcón on most of his children's poetry books. Gonzalez's numerous books featuring Latino characters have received recognition from the Pura Belpré Award, Américas 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.