Funny Bones - Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

Informationen zum Autor Duncan Tonatiuh was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Miguel de Allende, in the historical state of Guanajuato, Mexico. His books, including A Land of Books, Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns, and The Princess and theWarrior, have received many awards over the years. He lives in San Miguel with his wife and children but travels to the United States often. Klappentext "Tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist Josae Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913) ... [and] have become synonymous with Mexicos Daia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the ... life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity"--Amazon.com. Zusammenfassung The first children's book to explore the life and work of Jose Guadalupe Posada.

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Tonatiuh, Tonatiuh Duncan
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 6
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2015
• EAN: 9781419716478
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-1647-8
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 290 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Mexico, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 6 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / Mexico