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Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras
- Title
- Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras / Duncan Tonatiuh.
- Author
- Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Publication
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 16-654 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 40 pages : colored illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known today for his calavera drawings. They have become synonymous with Mexico's Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the remarkable life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity. The book includes an author's note, bibliography, glossary, and index.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.
- Awards (note)
- Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book, 2016
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2016
- NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor, 2016
- Call Number
- JFF 16-654
- ISBN
- 9781419716478
- 1419716476
- LCCN
- 2014042319
- OCLC
- 897346087
- Author
- Tonatiuh, Duncan, author.
- Title
- Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras / Duncan Tonatiuh.
- Publisher
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index.
- Awards
- Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book, 2016Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2016NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor, 2016
- Research Call Number
- JFF 16-654