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[CCBC-Net] Margarita Engle to speak in Fresno on October 21
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From: angelica carpenter <angelica>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:37:18 -0700
Margarita Engle first children's book, The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (Henry Holt, 2006) has won starred reviews in School Library Journal, Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and was praised in the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and many other publications.
Manzano, who lived from 1797 to 1853, was born the slave of a wealthy woman who denied him an education but appreciated his talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of the world and they also expose its hideous cruelty.
Margarita Engle tells his story in free verse, using many voices--the poet's, his mother's, his father's, and also those of his owners. The book, illustrated by Sean Qualls, includes examples of Manzano's poems in Spanish and in English translation.
Meet this Clovis, California, author at an event co-sponsored by ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, on Saturday, October 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Arte Am?ricas, 1630 Van Ness, Fresno, California, 93721. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, free to children under 12. The Web site is www.arteamericas.org.
Margarita Engle is a botanist, agronomist, and the Cuban-American author of two adult novels about the island, Skywriting
(Bantam), and Singing to Cuba (Arte Publico Press). Her books will be available for sale and autographing at the event.
Received on Sun 01 Oct 2006 01:37:18 PM CDT
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:37:18 -0700
Margarita Engle first children's book, The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano (Henry Holt, 2006) has won starred reviews in School Library Journal, Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and was praised in the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and many other publications.
Manzano, who lived from 1797 to 1853, was born the slave of a wealthy woman who denied him an education but appreciated his talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of the world and they also expose its hideous cruelty.
Margarita Engle tells his story in free verse, using many voices--the poet's, his mother's, his father's, and also those of his owners. The book, illustrated by Sean Qualls, includes examples of Manzano's poems in Spanish and in English translation.
Meet this Clovis, California, author at an event co-sponsored by ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, on Saturday, October 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Arte Am?ricas, 1630 Van Ness, Fresno, California, 93721. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, free to children under 12. The Web site is www.arteamericas.org.
Margarita Engle is a botanist, agronomist, and the Cuban-American author of two adult novels about the island, Skywriting
(Bantam), and Singing to Cuba (Arte Publico Press). Her books will be available for sale and autographing at the event.
Received on Sun 01 Oct 2006 01:37:18 PM CDT
