Cynthia Weill
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 3
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Aprende los nombres de los colores con arte folklórico mexicano.
Learn the names of the colors with Mexican folk art.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother, abuelita, gato. Well, but, there's something just a little bit different about this family. Maybe it's those clothes they wear... just a little bit fashion backward. And the colors! So vibrant and... lively. Maybe that's what it is. They are just so full of life. Familia-life from a Day of the Dead perspective!"--
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.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Animals living 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. The bilingual text invites parent and child into an interactive...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 2
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Introduces opposites using painted wooden folk art animal sculptures made by artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico.