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Let your dreams can change the world in this Bank Street Best Book of 2023 picture book biography of architect Antoni Gaudí!
Colorful mosaics, playful flowing forms, imaginative facades-Barcelona shines with the buildings of Antoni Gaudí. How did the son of a Catalan blacksmith become a world-famous architect? The first years of Gaudí's life were challenging. Because of an illness, young Gaudí couldn't attend school and was often alone. Many of his days were spent out in nature, which he would later call his great teacher. Even during his training as an architect in Barcelona, his teachers were puzzled, wondering: is he a "genius or a fool?" Many considered his unusual ideas eccentric, sometimes even crazy. But Gaudí was simply ahead of his time. His buildings are now a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site.
With an insightful eye into the world of an inspired genius, award-winning author Susan B. Katz tells of Gaudí's life and work. Linda Schwalbe's dazzling and powerful illustrations reflect the inventive, daring, and flamboyant style of Gaudí's work.
About the author
Susan B. Katz wurde in Detroit, Michigan, geboren. Die preisgekrönte Autorin hat zahlreiche Kinderbücher auf Englisch und Spanisch geschrieben. Sie arbeitet zudem seit mehr als 25 Jahren als Lehrerin und Bildungsberaterin. Ihr Buch »All Year Round« wurde als Best New Book of 2016 in der Children's Book Review ausgezeichnet. Susan B. Katz lebt in San Francisco.
Linda Schwalbe studierte an der Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle und an der Universität der Künste in Berlin Illustration. Für ihr Bilderbuch-Debüt »Ida und die Welt hinterm Kaiserzipf« erhielt Linda Schwalbe 2020 den Serafina-Nachwuchspreis.
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Let your dreams can change the world in this Bank Street Best Book of 2023 picture book biography of architect Antoni Gaudí!
Colorful mosaics, playful flowing forms, imaginative facades—Barcelona shines with the buildings of Antoni Gaudí. How did the son of a Catalan blacksmith become a world-famous architect? The first years of Gaudí's life were challenging. Because of an illness, young Gaudí couldn't attend school and was often alone. Many of his days were spent out in nature, which he would later call his great teacher. Even during his training as an architect in Barcelona, his teachers were puzzled, wondering: is he a “genius or a fool?” Many considered his unusual ideas eccentric, sometimes even crazy. But Gaudí was simply ahead of his time. His buildings are now a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Site.
With an insightful eye into the world of an inspired genius, award-winning author Susan B. Katz tells of Gaudí's life and work. Linda Schwalbe's dazzling and powerful illustrations reflect the inventive, daring, and flamboyant style of Gaudí's work.
