Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas - Softcover

Corpi, Lucha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0892391774 ISBN 13: 9780892391776

Publisher: Children's Book Press, 2002

Synopsis

In the night sky the moon hangs low and the fireflies flicker. A young girl in a small town explores the haunted house of the revolutionary Juan Sebastian, discovers music on the cantina’s jukebox, and is chided by her mother for mischievousness. In her first book for children, award-winning poet and writer Lucha Corpi recalls her childhood in Jaltipan, Mexico. Most of all, the author remembers her grandmother’s stories and their message about growing up: like Juan Sebastian, each person has a destiny to follow. This book is a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List selection. “A wonderful evocation of the early experiences and family love that give a child both roots and wings.” — Kirkus Reviews

About this title

About the Authors

Lucha Corpi is an award-winning poet and novelist. Born and raised in Mexico, she has published two highly regarded collections of poetry and a detective series, including Eulogy for a Brown Angel, winner of the Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award. Lucha lives and teaches in Oakland, California.

Mira Reisberg was born in Australia. A painter, graphic designer, and the illustrator of several books for children, Mira has also taught art to both children and adults. She holds a Master’s in Fine Art and a PhD in Education with an emphasis on Cultural Studies and Art Education. She currently teaches in the Art Education program of Northern Illinois University, outside of Chicago.

Edition details

• Publisher: Children's Book Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892391774
• ISBN 13: 9780892391776
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Reisberg Mira
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32