Miguel's Brave Knight

Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote

Miguel's Brave Knight
Margarita Engle, Raul Colon
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Paperback
h305 x 241mm - 36pg
21 Feb 2023 US
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9781682635292
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra finds refuge from his difficult childhood by imagining the adventures of a brave but clumsy knight. This fictionalized first-person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follows the early years of the child who grows up to pen Don Quixote, the first modern novel. The son of a vagabond barber-surgeon, Miguel looks to his own imagination for an escape from his family' s troubles and finds comfort in his colorful daydreams. At a time when access to books is limited and imaginative books are considered evil, Miguel is inspired by storytellers and wandering actors who perform during festivals. He longs to tell stories of his own. When Miguel is nineteen, four of his poems are published, launching the career of one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language. Award-winning author Margarita Engle' s distinctive picture book depiction of the childhood of the father of the modern novel, told in a series of free verse poems, is enhanced by Raol Col n' s stunning illustrations. Back matter includes notea from both the author and illustrator as well as additional information on Cervantes and his novel Don Quixote.
Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many verse books, including a Newbery Honor winner, The Surrender Tree; a PEN USA Award winner, The Lightning Dreamer; and a verse memoir, Enchanted Air, winner of many awards, including an inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award Honor. Margarita' s books have also received three Pura Belpre_x0301_ Awards and four Ame_x0301_ricas Awards, as well as a Jane Addams Award, International Reading Association Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. In 2017, the Poetry Foundation named her the Young People' s Poet Laureate. Margarita grew up in Los Angeles but developed a deep attachment to her mother' s homeland during summers with her extended family in Cuba. She was trained as a botanist and agronomist before becoming a full-time poet and novelist. Rau_x0301_l Colo_x0301_n was born in New York City in December of 1952 and moved with his parents in the 1960s to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where he studied commercial art. Colo_x0301_n is a versatile and acclaimed illustrator whose work has appeared in important national publications. An award-winning illustrator of over thirty books for children, Colo_x0301_n has received a Golden Kite Award, a Pura Belpre_x0301_ Award, and both a gold and silver medal in The Original Art show. He lives in New City, New York.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781682635292
Published: 21 Feb 2023
Published In: United States
Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Format: Paperback
Height: 305mm
Width: 241mm
Spine: 3mm
Weight: 204g
Pages: 36

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