La Vasija Que Juan Fabrico (Spanish Edition)

by Nancy Andrews-Goebel (Author) David Diaz (Illustrator)

La Vasija Que Juan Fabrico (Spanish Edition)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Juan Quezada es el principal alfarero de México. Con materiales locales y los métodos primitivos de la gente de Casas Grandes, incluido el uso de cabello humano para hacer cepillos y estiércol de vaca para alimentar las llamas que encienden sus ollas, Juan crea ollas impresionantes en el estilo tradicional. Cada uno es una obra de arte diferente a cualquier otro. El texto está escrito en forma de "La casa que construyó Jack" y va acompañado de un extenso epílogo con fotos e información sobre la técnica de Juan, así como una historia de Mata Ortiz, el pueblo del norte de México donde Juan comenzó y continúa trabajando. Esta historia de celebración cuenta cómo el trabajo pionero de Juan ha transformado a Mata Ortiz de un pueblo empobrecido en una comunidad próspera de artistas de renombre mundial.
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Nancy Andrews-Goebel

Nancy Andrews-Goebel met Juan Quezada in 1995 while on vacation in Mexico. Fascinated by his work and inspired by his wonderful spirit, she and her husband co-produced a documentary entitled Mata Ortiz Pottery: An Inside Look. The Pot That Juan Built is her first book. Andrews-Goebel and her husband live in the northern California town of Cayucos.

David Diaz won the Caldecott Medal in 1995 for Smoky Night. He is the illustrator of many other popular children's books as well, including December, Roadrunner's Dance, Going Home, and Wilma Unlimited. Diaz is also an accomplished potter, and he has sold his work to collectors throughout the country. He lives in Carlsbad, California.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781584302308
Lexile Measure
1150
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publication date
March 20, 2004
Series
-
BISAC categories
-
Library of Congress categories
Spanish language materials
Pottery
Quezada, Juan
Potters
Technique

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