Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Audience: All Ages
• Genre: Biography
• Award year: 2017

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  Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist

  By Susan Wood, Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator)

  Duncan Tonatiuh creates a sense of sound and movement through energetic, textured collage illustrations that celebrate the life of innovative Mexican musician and composer Juan García Esquivel. Incorporating funky fonts and far-out fashions, Tonatiuh's unique artistic style harkens back to indigenous codex art and lends cultural authenticity to this pulsating picture-book biography.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Performing Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2017 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781580896733
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  Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

  By Javaka Steptoe

  The short yet brilliant life story of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his determination to become an artist are revealed through poetic language and illustrations dramatically influenced by Basquiat's own style.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2017, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2017 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780316213882
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  Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White

  By Melissa Sweet

  This enticing biography of beloved children's book author E. B. White seamlessly incorporates photographs, personal letters, pages from his books, and collage illustrations with engaging text.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780544319592