Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein

Buch mit Papp-Einband

The Life of / La Vida de Chico

A Bilingual Picture Book Biography

Illustrator: Reyes, Citlali

Beschreibung

Chico Mendes was born on December 15, 1944 in the state of Acre in Brazil. A rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist, he became the leading figure in fighting to preserve the Amazon rainforest. He advocated against deforestation by peacefully surrounding forest areas to block bulldozers. He bravely defended the rainforest and his community with his life.

Autor

Patty Rodriguez is the cofounder of Lil' Libros, a publisher of bilingual children's books and coauthor of more than 15 books celebrating the Latino-American experience in this country. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, and Rolling Stone magazine. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Ariana Stein is the cofounder of Lil' Libros, a Los Angeles-based publisher that celebrates bilingualism and Latin American culture. Since 2014, she has coauthored a variety of first concept children's books. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, CNN, KTLA, and more. Citlali Reyes is a Mexican illustrator. Since she was a child, she always loved doodling and telling stories through images; this drew her to the enchanting world of illustration where she has resided for almost ten years. In 2014, she partnered with Lil' Libros to create their first 3 books and over time she has illustrated more than 30 bilingual children's books for the publisher. Now she finds herself in a new adventure as author and illustrator of her debut book, Sana, sana, colita de rana. When she is not drawing for countless hours, Citlali enjoys reading, stargazing or playing around with her camera.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lil' Libros
• Seitenzahl: 22
• Altersempfehlung: 0 bis 5 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 170mm x 170mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781948066051
• ISBN-10: 194806605X
• Artikelnr.: 62759451