Cynthia Weill
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"You're invited on a trip to a special place and there are many ways to get there. You could take a bike, a bus, or even a boat! The folk-art pieces were lovingly handmade by Oaxacan craftsmen August�in Tinoco Cruz, Mart�in Melchor, Maximino Santiago, and Avelino P�erez--all of whom have longstanding relationships with Cynthia Weill. V�amonos will spark a lifelong love of languages and libraries in young readers. Grab your favorite person...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 3
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Ceramic animal figurines, fashioned by Mexican artists, demonstrate different colors, which are identified in both English and Spanish.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that animals that live in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else? Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce himself or to greet the dawn. But in Spanish-speaking countries, he says ki-kiri-ki. Emerging readers will delight in identifying the animals depicted on each new page. And the bilingual text invites parent and...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 2
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Introduces opposites using painted wooden folk art animal sculptures made by artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Cynthia Weill scores again with an early concept book that bring every kind of job to life, including the work of the dedicated palm weavers of Flavio Gallardo's workshop, whose miniature palm weavings illustrate this playful book, teaching children words for work in two languages. The weavers live in the village of Chigmecatitlán in the Mixteca part of the Mexican state of Puebla. With tremendous skill and patience, the artisans of this region...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 1
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Este libro ilustrado para niños presenta el alfabeto usando esculturas de animales talladas de madera y pintadas por la familia Jiménez, descendientes de Manuel Jiménez de Oaxaca, un fundador de ese tipo de arte folklórico.
This illustrated book for children introduces the alphabet, using painted wooden sculptures of animals made by the Jiménez family, descendents of Manuel Jiménez from Oaxaca, one of the founders of this type of folk art.
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