Showing 1–5 of 5 titles
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Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
“Diego Rivera: His World and Ours,” highlights the accomplishments of Mexican painter, activist, and muralist Diego Rivera. Tonatiuh's stylized illustrations include elements of Mayan artwork and represent his interpretation of Diego's original artwork, answering the question: what would Diego paint today? Through eye-catching digital collage, Tonatiuh juxtaposes contemporary Mexican life with the past.- Nonfiction, Arts
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2012 (Medal Winner)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780810997318
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Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
In this book about artist José Guadalupe Posada, Tonatiuh juxtaposes his own artwork with Posada's iconic Dia de Muertos illustrations and life, telling the story of a remarkable man and time in Mexican history. (Sibert Medal Book & Belpré Illustrator Honor Book) -
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
Duncan Tonatiuh has written the emotional story of the effects of undocumented immigration on those who leave and those who stay behind. Through traditional folk elements, readers follow young Pancho Rabbit in his arduous journey across the border in search of his father as he tries to keep his family together. -
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale Of Two Volcanoes
The legend of Mexico's mythic volcanoes, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, unfolds in this exquisite version of an ancient love story. The stylized codex-inspired art renews and reinterprets the tradition of Aztec flor y canto using a palette of earth tones and celestial blues to illuminate this artistic retelling.- Fiction, Action, Adventure
- Notable Children's Books 2017, Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2017 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781419721304
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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Tonatiuh draws upon traditional Mixtec codex art to tell the story of 11-year-old Sylvia Mendes, who helped end school segregation in California seven years before Brown v. Board of Education.