Elena's Serenade - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Campbell Geeslin, Ana JuanAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2004-03-01Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780689849084ISBN-10:689849087UPC:9780689849084Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Fairy Tales & Folklore, ArtBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin America, Country & EthnicAward:2004 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2004 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades K-3 AwardSize:11.32 x 11.40 x 0.42 inchesWeight:1.21Product ID:SC26SMGBN3
Who ever heard of a girl glassblower?
In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe...and make bottles appear, like magic.
But girls can't be glassblowers. Or can they?
Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey -- home of the great glassblowers -- in an enchanting story filled with magic realism
In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe...and make bottles appear, like magic.
But girls can't be glassblowers. Or can they?
Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey -- home of the great glassblowers -- in an enchanting story filled with magic realism
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780689849084ISBN-10:689849087UPC:9780689849084Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Fairy Tales & Folklore, ArtBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin America, Country & EthnicAward:2004 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2004 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades K-3 AwardSize:11.32 x 11.40 x 0.42 inchesWeight:1.21Product ID:SC26SMGBN3
Ana Juan is the illustrator of Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin, which School Library Journal called "a fascinating adventure that explores issues of gender roles, self-confidence, and the workings of an artist's heart" in a starred review. Her paintings have appeared on the cover of The New Yorker, on book and album jackets, on film festival posters, and in several European magazines. She is also the illustrator of Frida by Jonah Winter and the author and illustrator of The Night Eater. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Awards
🏆 2004 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) Winner - Recommended Award|2004 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades K-3 Award
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