Magic Windows: Ventanas Mágicas (Bilingual English/Spanish)

by Carmen Lomas Garza (Author) Carmen Lomas Garza (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Magic Windows

Through the magic windows of her cut-paper art, Carmen shows us her family, her life as an artist, and the legends of her Aztec past.

We look into Carmen's studio and see her paint a Mexican jarabe tapatío dancer; we glimpse the hummingbirds that cross the US-Mexico border to taste the sweet nectar of the cactus flowers; and we watch Carmen teach her nieces and nephews how to make their own magic windows.

Magic Windows is a continuing tribute to family and community as well as a way for Carmen to connect future generations to their ancestors by teaching and sharing with them this traditional folk art.


A través de las ventanas mágicas de su arte en papel cortado, Carmen nos muestra a su familia, su vida como artista y las leyendas de su pasado azteca.

Nos asomamos al estudio de Carmen y la vemos pintar una bailarina tapatío de jarabe mexicano; vislumbramos a los colibríes que cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México para degustar el dulce néctar de las flores de los cactus; y vemos a Carmen enseñar a sus sobrinas y sobrinos cómo hacer sus propias ventanas mágicas.

Magic Windows es un tributo continuo a la familia y la comunidad, así como una forma en que Carmen conecta a las generaciones futuras con sus antepasados ​​al enseñarles y compartir con ellos este arte popular tradicional.

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Review quotes

"Vivid examples and simple explanations make this unusual art form intriguing and accessible."
Carmen Lomas Garza
Carmen Lomas Garza is one of the most prominent Mexican American painters working today. Born and raised in Texas, she now lives in San Francisco, California. Her paintings have traveled all over the United States and Mexico in numerous exhibitions. Visit her website at carmenlomasgarza.com.
Classification
-
ISBN-13
9780892391837
Lexile Measure
810
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Children's Book Press (CA)
Publication date
April 20, 2013
Series
Magic Windows
BISAC categories
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
Family
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Mexico
Social life and customs
Mexican Americans
Mexican American families
Garza, Carmen Lomas
Paper work
Handicraft

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