Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina

Bernier-Grand, Carmen

ISBN 10 : 0761455620 ISBN 13 : 9780761455622

Editeur : Two Lions, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Alicia Alonso’s artistic achievements are remarkable, considering that she became partially blind and lost her peripheral vision at age nineteen. From childhood, she exhibited a passion for dancing, studying first in Cuba and later in New York City, where she became an overnight sensation in Giselle and was promoted to principal dancer in Ballet Theater. Returning to Cuba in 1948, she founded her own company, which eventually folded due to lack of funding. In 1959 the Cuban government gave her enough money to establish a new dance school, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, which Alonso directs to this day. In elegant free verse and stunning artwork rendered in watercolor, colored pencils, and lithograph pencils on watercolor paper, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and Raúl Colón capture the seminal events in Alonso’s life. The back matter includes a biography, Alonso’s ballets, choreography, and awards, a glossary, sources, notes, and websites.

Biographie de l'auteur

Author Carmen T. Bernier-Grand grew up in Puerto Rico. She is the author of several children’s books, including Shake It, Morena and Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Illustrator Raul Colon lives in New City, New York. He has illustrated more than 30 award-winning picture pictures, including Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Two Lions
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761455620
• ISBN 13: 9780761455622
• Reliure: Cahier
• Illustrateur: Colon Raul
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible