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Abecedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) (Board Books)

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Abecedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) By Cynthia Weill, K. B. Basseches (Photographer), Armando Jiménez (Artist) Cover Image
By Cynthia Weill, K. B. Basseches (Photographer), Armando Jiménez (Artist)
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One of our Children's Books Department staff's new favorite board books, and a great book to read after Goodnight Moon.

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Every ABC book worth its cover price is bound to have bright colors and big letters. But not every ABC book has magical hand-carved animals to illustrate every letter. And very few alphabet books present those letters in more varieties than English Very few alphabet books except the ABeCedarios, that is In this brightly colored book, the alphabet is presented in both Spanish and English, and includes the four additional letters--and whimsical animals--that make the Spanish alphabet so much fun.

The famous folk artists, brothers Mois's and Armando Jim nez, carved the wonderful animal figures that illustrate each letter in ABeCedarios. Working with their wives and children in the beautiful village of Arrazola in Oaxaca, Mexico, they carved and painted each enchanting animal by hand. For many centuries, people in Oaxaca have carved wood to make toys and household objects. However, it was Mois's and Armando's grandfather Manuel who started making animal figures. Now more than sixty families in Arrazola make their living from wood carving.

K. B. Basseches is an artist, photographer, and art educator. She was an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Department of Art Education, and served as a staff photographer at the Smithsonian Institution in the Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Basseches has exhibited throughout the mid-Atlantic region and in the Los Angeles area. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her young son and husband.

Todos los libros del alfabeto tienen colores brillantes y letras grandes. Pero no cada libro del alfabeto tiene animales m gicos tallados a mano para ilustrar cada letra. Y muy pocos libros del alfabeto presentan esas letras en m's idiomas que ingles Muy pocos excepto por ABeCedarios En este libro vibrante, el alfabeto es presentado en ambo espa ol e ingles, e incluye las cuatro letras adicionales en el alfabeto de espa ol. .

Los hermanos Mois's and Armando Jim nez tallaron las figuras de animales maravillosas que ilustran cada letra en ABeCedarios. Trabajando con sus esposas e hijos, meticulosamente pintaron a mano cada animal encantador. Las familias Jim nez viven y trabajan en el hermoso pueblo de monta a de Arrazola, Oaxaca.

About the Author


Cynthia Weill is director of the Center for Children's Literature at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City. She is the author of the successful First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art series. K.B. Basseches is an artist and an art educator. She taught Art Education at Virginia Commonwealth University until the birth of her son. She is now a full-time mother and fine artist. In 2005, she developed and curated a touring exhibition of adult, university and child artists' works to benefit the child victims of Hurricane Katrina.


Product Details
ISBN: 9781941026663
ISBN-10: 1941026664
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Publication Date: April 11th, 2017
Pages: 32
Language: English
Series: First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art
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Created At: 9/17/2016 11:31pm
Last Updated At: 3/18/2023 12:43pm