Little Crow to the Rescue / El Cuervito al rescate (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Victor Villaseñor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558854304 ISBN 13: 9781558854307

Publisher: Arte Publico Press, 2005

Synopsis

Little Crow to the Rescue / El Cuervito Al Rescate is a colorful folktale about the natural world by renowned Chicano writer Victor Villasenor. Father Crow teaches Little Crow about the long, interrelated relationship between crows and humans. But in spite of all that each does for the other & the humans plant the corn that feeds the crows, and they in turn sing beautiful songs of thanks & humans try to kill crows. Little Crow is troubled, but soon he comes up with an idea that just might save all the crows.

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About the Author:

VICTOR VILLASEÑOR is the author of two bilingual picture books for children, The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad and Mother Fox and Mr. Coyote / Mamá Zorra y don Coyote. He is also the author of numerous acclaimed titles for adults, including Burro Genius: A Memoir (Rayo, 2004); Macho (Arte Público Press, 2003), which was chosen by the New York Public Library for its distinguished list of Books for the Teen Age; Walking Stars (Piñata Books, 2003); Thirteen Senses (Harper-Collins, 2001); Rain of Gold (Arte Público Press, 1991); and the non-fiction Jury: The People vs. Juan Corona (Little, Brown, and Company, 1977). He is also the writer of screenplays, most notably the award-winning The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.

FELIPE UGALDE ALCÁNTARA was born in Mexico City in 1962. He studied Graphic Communication at the National School of Art in Mexico’s National University, where he later taught an illustration workshop. He has been an illustrator and designer for children’s books, textbooks, and educational games for fifteen years. He has taught illustration workshops for children and professionals, and has participated in several exhibitions in Mexico and abroad.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 3. Villasenor shares a childhood story, passed down from his great-grandfather. A boy tries to catch the crows eating the chicken feed, but the birds always take wing. The boy's father tells of a father crow and his son, perched at the side of a cornfield. Father Crow tells Little Crow that, despite crows' love for humans, people show little affection in return. Father Crow's advice: fly away if you ever see a human pick up a rock. Although Little Crow watches and learns from his father, he adds his own spin to his father's advice. Alcantara's intensely colored, stylized art shows a natural world full of bright sunlight, richly shadowed crow feathers, and backgrounds with subtle layers of color. The Spanish translation is thoughtfully done, appropriately colloquial, and resembles the English in its pacing. The text isn't particularly lyrical in either language; the book's strength lies in its traditional origins, its striking illustrations, and the overall message that, occasionally, children can teach their parents a thing or two. Julie Kline
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About this edition

• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1558854304
• ISBN 13: 9781558854307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Felipe Ugalde Alcántara