From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities. Read Less Description
The Sculptors of Light: poems about Cuban women artists Trade Book (Hardcover)
Written ByMargarita Engle
Illustrated byCecilia Puglesi
Written ByMargarita Engle
Illustrated byCecilia Puglesi
Critically Reviewed
Critically Reviewed
Award Winner
Award Winner
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities. Read Less Description
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.
BISAC Subject HeadingsJuvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands. Awards include a Newbery Honor, Pura Belpré, Golden Kite, Walter, Jane Addams, PEN U.S.A., and NSK Neustadt, among others. Margarita served as the national 2017-2019 Young People’s Poet Laureate. She is a three-time U.S. nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Book Award. Her most recent books are Your Heart, My Sky, A Song of Frutas, Light for All, Rima’s Rebellion, and Singing With Elephants. Margarita was born in Los Angeles, but developed a deep attachment to her mother’s homeland during childhood summers with relatives on the island. She studied agronomy, botany, and creative writing, and now lives in central California with her husband.
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi was born in Mendoza, Argentina, where she first studied agronomy, then later design. She got her master's degree in Barcelona and, with a Fulbright grant, she got her MFA in Computer Art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her graduation short film allowed her to travel around the world, where she won several international awards. She has worked in Spain, Austria, Ireland, New York City, and Paris, where she lives with her lovely family and works in animation and as an illustrator.
Reviews
★ Engle’s thoughtful, lovely collection is a gift to anyone who has an interest in the breadth of women’s artistic achievements. Much to savor. Highly -recommended.
-School Library Journal
Acclaimed author Engle again draws upon her heritage, using poetry to introduce readers to Cuban women artists. This enlightening offering is also available in Spanish, Las escultoras de la luz.
- Booklist
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities. Read Less Description
Details:
SKUWW-NL6439
ISBN9781478879602
Series
Reycraft Books
Lexile levelNP
Genre
Poetry
Language
English
Juvenile Nonfiction
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General
Full Description
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long gone unnoticed on a global scale. This poetry collection highlights the lives and legacies of eight Cuban women who have redefined art in their communities.
Author & Illustrator
Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands. Awards include a Newbery Honor, Pura Belpré, Golden Kite, Walter, Jane Addams, PEN U.S.A., and NSK Neustadt, among others. Margarita served as the national 2017-2019 Young People’s Poet Laureate. She is a three-time U.S. nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Book Award. Her most recent books are Your Heart, My Sky, A Song of Frutas, Light for All, Rima’s Rebellion, and Singing With Elephants. Margarita was born in Los Angeles, but developed a deep attachment to her mother’s homeland during childhood summers with relatives on the island. She studied agronomy, botany, and creative writing, and now lives in central California with her husband.
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi was born in Mendoza, Argentina, where she first studied agronomy, then later design. She got her master's degree in Barcelona and, with a Fulbright grant, she got her MFA in Computer Art at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her graduation short film allowed her to travel around the world, where she won several international awards. She has worked in Spain, Austria, Ireland, New York City, and Paris, where she lives with her lovely family and works in animation and as an illustrator.
Awards
School Library Journal Best Poetry Books of 2023
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Reviews
★ Engle’s thoughtful, lovely collection is a gift to anyone who has an interest in the breadth of women’s artistic achievements. Much to savor. Highly -recommended.
-School Library Journal
Acclaimed author Engle again draws upon her heritage, using poetry to introduce readers to Cuban women artists. This enlightening offering is also available in Spanish, Las escultoras de la luz.
