. FIRST: A major shout-out and thank you to Adriana María Martinez Figueroa, who should be followed on Twitter at @boricuareads. She generously shared information with us and helped us to build thi…
. FIRST: A major shout-out and thank you to Adriana María Martinez Figueroa, who should be followed on Twitter at @boricuareads. She generously shared information with us and helped us to build thi…
. FIRST: A major shout-out and thank you to Adriana María Martinez Figueroa, who should be followed on Twitter at @boricuareads. She generously shared information with us and helped us to build thi…
. FIRST: A major shout-out and thank you to Adriana María Martinez Figueroa, who should be followed on Twitter at @boricuareads. She generously shared information with us and helped us to build thi…
Highlights A 2022 ALA Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title In Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. About the Author: Kelly Walters is an artist, designer, researcher, and founder of the multidisciplinary design studio Bright Polka Dot. 176 Pages Art, Graphic Arts Description Book Synopsis A 2022 ALA Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title In Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The book centers the unique narratives of Black, Brown, and Latinx design educators, from their childhood experiences to their navigation of undergraduate and graduate studies and their career paths in academia and practice. The interviewees represent a cross-section of ethnic and multiracial backgrounds--African American, Jamaican, Indian, Pakistani, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and Brazilian. Their impactful stories offer invaluable perspectives for students and emerging designers of color, creating an entry point to address the complexities of race in design and bring to light the challenges of teaching graphic design at different types of public and private institutions. Interwoven throughout the book are images that maintain cultural significance, from family heirlooms to design works that highlight aspects of their cultural identities. Readers will gain insight into the multitude of experiences of Black, Brown, and Latinx design educators who teach and work in the field today. Review Quotes "[Kelly Walters's] new, must read book is among the first of a spate of inspiring texts and online conferences that have emerged during the pandemic year and the Black Lives Matter groundswell. Here, Walters takes us on a narrative tour of this very enlightening collection of conversations with more new voices and new eyes on our increasingly diverse design professions." - PRINT Magazine "These design educators tackle hard questions about race, identity, discrimination, and equity. At the intersection of design and education, these interviews show that cultural diversity can inspire creative work and foster enriching conversations between educators and their students." - Choice About the Author Kelly Walters is an artist, designer, researcher, and founder of the multidisciplinary design studio Bright Polka Dot. Her ongoing design research interrogates the complexities of identity formation, systems of value, and the shared vernacular in and around Black visual culture. Walters is an assistant professor and associate director of the BFA Communication Design Program in the Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York.
Highlights This book explores the experiences and identities of minoritized Latinx mothers who are raising a child who is labeled as both an emergent bilingual and dis/abled. About the Author: María Cioè-Peña is Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, USA. 208 Pages Language + Art + Disciplines, Language Arts Series Name: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism Description About the Book This book explores the experiences and identities of minoritized Latinx mothers who are raising a child who is labeled as both an emergent bilingual and dis/abled. It showcases relationships between families and schools and reveals the ways in which school-based decisions rega... Book Synopsis This book explores the experiences and identities of minoritized Latinx mothers who are raising a child who is labeled as both an emergent bilingual and dis/abled. It showcases relationships between families and schools and reveals the ways in which school-based decisions regarding disability, language and academic placement impact family dynamics. Review Quotes The book will undoubtedly be an asset to researchers, policy makers, and teachers interested in bilingual education, disability studies, and special education. Even so, it remains reader friendly since it is not excessively scientific and theoretical concepts are well explained [...] Cioè-Peña makes the reader feel as though we are with her as she interacts with and interviews the mothers, and their children. This is facilitated using some pictures, plenty of transcripts, and by personal accounts of her relationships with the mothers. The book will undoubtedly be an asset to researchers, policy makers, and teachers interested in bilingual education, disability studies, and special education. Even so, it remains reader friendly since it is not excessively scientific and theoretical concepts are well explained [...] Cioè-Peña makes the reader feel as though we are with her as she interacts with and interviews the mothers, and their children. This is facilitated using some pictures, plenty of transcripts, and by personal accounts of her relationships with the mothers.--Eric Alvarez, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, France "LINGUIST List 33.2040" Cioè-Peña's work is situated in both refusal and expansion. She refuses a deficit perspective of mothers rooted in standards and norms of whiteness. The expansion is in her focus on those who have been largely neglected by education research - mothers of emergent bilingual children who were also labeled disabled. Her positioning of these mothers as knowledge generators is an essential contribution to conversations about education, language, disability, and race. Cioè-Peña's work is situated in both refusal and expansion. She refuses a deficit perspective of mothers rooted in standards and norms of whiteness. The expansion is in her focus on those who have been largely neglected by education research - mothers of emergent bilingual children who were also labeled disabled. Her positioning of these mothers as knowledge generators is an essential contribution to conversations about education, language, disability, and race.-- "Subini Annamma, Stanford University, USA" María Cioè-Peña provides a powerful analysis of Latina mothers advocating for their children at the intersection of language, race and disability that challenges deficit perspectives by pointing to the rich cultural and linguistic traditions that they build on as they navigate oppressive systems designed to marginalize them and their children. María Cioè-Peña provides a powerful analysis of Latina mothers advocating for their children at the intersection of language, race and disability that challenges deficit perspectives by pointing to the rich cultural and linguistic traditions that they build on as they navigate oppressive systems designed to marginalize them and their children.-- "Nelson Flores, University of Pennsylvania, USA" This book offers a window into the lives and experiences of ten amazing immigrant women who have gone to great lengths to support their emerging bilingual children diagnosed with dis/abilities. These are voices our education system often ignores or overlooks, yet their testimonios are so powerful! They offer insights that we can leverage for a more just system for all emerging bilingual students, especially for those who have been diagnosed with a dis/ability. This book offers a window into the lives and experiences of ten amazing immigrant women who have gone to great lengths to support their emerging bilingual children diagnosed with dis/abilities. These are voices our education system often ignores or overlooks, yet their testimonios are so powerful! They offer insights that we can leverage for a more just system for all emerging bilingual students, especially for those who have been diagnosed with a dis/ability.-- "Deborah K. Palmer, University of Colorado Boulder, USA" About the Author María Cioè-Peña is Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, USA. Her research interests are deeply rooted in political economy, raciolinguistic perspectives and critical dis/ability awareness within schools and families, and encompass bilingual children with dis/abilities, their families and their ability to access multilingual and inclusive learning spaces within public schools.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.35 Inches (H) x 5.51 Inches (W) x 1.34 Inches (D) Weight: .97 Pounds Suggested Age: 8-12 Years Number of Pages: 336 Genre: Juvenile Fiction Sub-Genre: Fantasy & Magic Series Title: Emblem Island Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers Format: Hardcover Author: Alex Aster Language: English Street Date: June 8, 2021 TCIN: 82047574 UPC: 9781492697237 Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-4442 Origin: Made in the USA or Imported If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Report incorrect product info.
Highlights A new reality for the art object has emerged in the world of contemporary art: it is now experienced less as an autonomous, inanimate form and more as an active material agent. About the Author: Kaira M. Cabañas is Professor of Global Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Florida, Gainesville. 240 Pages Art, History Series Name: Studies on Latin American Art and Latinx Art Description Book Synopsis A new reality for the art object has emerged in the world of contemporary art: it is now experienced less as an autonomous, inanimate form and more as an active material agent. In this book, Kaira M. Cabañas describes how such a shift in conceptions of art's materiality came to occur, exploring key artistic practices in Venezuela, Brazil, and Western Europe from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Immanent Vitalities expands the discourse of new materialisms by charting how artists, ranging from Gego to Laura Lima, distance themselves from dualisms such as mind-matter, culture-nature, human-nonhuman, and even Western-non-Western in order to impact our understanding of what is animate. Tracing migrations of people, objects, and ideas between South America and Europe, Cabañas historicizes changing perceptions about art's agency while prompting readers to remain attentive to the ethical dimensions of materiality and of social difference and lived experience. From the Back Cover "Through the close study of works by select artists, including Gego, Otero, and Djanira, Kaira M. Cabañas constructs a true genealogy of the art of Latin America through--to use her own very precise expression--immanent vitalities, questioning and reformulating its supposed specificity in a truly fascinating way."--Manuel Borja-Villel, Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid "Cabañas is a vigorous voice in modern art history, and this book, with its theoretical edge, asks crucial questions not only about art history but also about identity, power, and modern alienation through its trailblazing analysis of Latin American cultural expressions. Bringing together her knowledge of world art and history, Cabañas instills new vitality into our understanding of our uncanny world."--Serge Guilbaut, author of How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art: Abstract Expressionism, Freedom, and the Cold War "With characteristic brilliance and clarity, Cabañas demonstrates the value of the new materialisms for art history--and vice versa--through incisive analyses of modernist and contemporary artistic practices in, of, and from Brazil and Venezuela. This theoretically rigorous study will resonate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary conversations alike."--Jennifer Josten, author of Mathias Goeritz: Modernist Art and Architecture in Cold War Mexico "Cabañas offers a welcome counterpoint to the superficial assimilation of complex philosophical discussions, building her category of 'immanent vitality' from a theoretically informed (but not determined) reading of art from the last seven decades. Her book functions as a manifesto for the epistemological actuality of art history."--Sérgio B. Martins, author of Constructing an Avant-Garde: Art in Brazil, 1949-1979 Review Quotes "An important contribution to studies on Latin American art."-- "Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture" "Immanent Vitalities is an important, theoretically sophisticated contribution to the scholarship on art in Latin America, one that admirably integrates this art into a global modern and contemporary context."-- "CHOICE" "Immensely interesting and thought provoking. Dr. Cabañas's work is a great example of how art historians can interweave multiple areas, histories, and theories to explore art and innovation."-- "Book Riot" About the Author Kaira M. Cabañas is Professor of Global Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She is the author of The Myth of Nouveau Réalisme: Art and the Performative in Postwar France; Off-Screen Cinema: Isidore Isou and the Lettrist Avant-Garde; and Learning from Madness: Brazilian Modernism and Global Contemporary Art.
Description About the Book On his first day as the new kid in school, shy Yefferson's name is consistently mispronounced to his discomfort and embarrassment. With his family's support, Yefferson finds the courage to stand up for himself and his namesake. Yefferson, Actually is wonderful new picture book to embrace in the pantheon of classic Back to School stories. Follow sweet and unassuming Yefferson - proudly pronounced with the sound the Y makes in Spanish, not the J in English - as learns to overcome what is a common, but often undiscussed hurdle for all shy kids entering a new school year: correctly teaching people how to say your name correctly. In a picture book market that too often doesn't highlight Latinx boys as the main characters of their own stories, Yefferson stands up and stands out for his kindness, gentleness, and strength when he treats others how he wants to be treated. Perfect for lovers of King of Kindergarten and Alma and How She Got Her Name, Yefferson, Actually is the debut picture book for both authors and the illustrator, and the first book in a new series centered on Yefferson and his friends' adventures. This back-to-school book is the perfect addition for your little one's at-home library, as it will motivate them to stand up for themselves and realize that their familial roots came from growing seeds of pride and history. Book Synopsis Introduce your little ones to standing up for themselves (and their roots) in both English and Spanish! On his first day as the new kid in school, shy Yefferson's name is consistently mispronounced to his discomfort and embarrassment. With his family's support, Yefferson finds the courage to stand up for himself and his namesake. Yefferson, Actually is wonderful new picture book to embrace in the pantheon of classic Back to School stories. Follow sweet and unassuming Yefferson - proudly pronounced with the sound the Y makes in Spanish, not the J in English - as learns to overcome what is a common, but often undiscussed hurdle for all shy kids entering a new school year: correctly teaching people how to say your name correctly. In a picture book market that too often doesn't highlight Latinx boys as the main characters of their own stories, Yefferson stands up and stands out for his kindness, gentleness, and strength when he treats others how he wants to be treated. Perfect for lovers of King of Kindergarten and Alma and How She Got Her Name, Yefferson, Actually is the debut picture book for both authors and the illustrator, and the first book in a new series centered on Yefferson and his friends' adventures. This back-to-school book is the perfect addition for your little one's at-home library, as it will motivate them to stand up for themselves and realize that their familial roots came from growing seeds of pride and history. About the Author Katherine Trejo is a first-generation Salvadoran-American college graduate with a bachelor's degree in politics and Latin American/Latino studies from UC Santa Cruz. She lives in Historic Filipinotown with her Boston Terrier Lily, mom, brother, cousins, aunts, grandma, niece, and nephew in the same apartment complex where she was raised. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, watching cartoons, and listening to K-pop. She co-authored this book with Mr. Scott Martin-Rowe, one of her most influential and favorite teachers in high school. Scott Martin-Rowe is a National Board Certified teacher-librarian in the Los Angeles Unified School District and the first in his family to graduate from college. Aside from teaching, he enjoys reading, writing, running, and spending time with his family and friends. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, writer Kate Martin Rowe, his four energetic children, one lazy dog, and an opinionated cat. Karla Monterrosa was born and raised in sunny San Salvador, El Salvador. She's an illustrator and animator on a mission to draw a world in which it's okay to feel awkward. Karla graduated from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a BFA in Animation in 2013 and currently lives in the unceded, ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Thleil-Watuth nations also known as Vancouver, BC.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 6.4 Inches (W) x .2 Inches (D) Weight: .25 Pounds Suggested Age: 2-5 Years Number of Pages: 24 Genre: Juvenile Fiction Sub-Genre: Media Tie-In Series Title: Little Golden Book Publisher: Golden Books Format: Hardcover Author: Golden Books Language: English Street Date: September 7, 2021 TCIN: 82392308 UPC: 9780593425367 Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-0098 Origin: Made in the USA or Imported If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Report incorrect product info.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading one of these new releases!
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Jess Mizzi, Read It Forward's assistant editor, shares her top book recommendations for 2019. Including Toni Morrison, Téa Obreht, and Gabby Rivera, these picks are must-reads—this year and beyond.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading one of these new releases!
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading one of these new releases!
The September 2021 Latinx Issue of ELLE US puts the spotlight on Latin designers with a feature. Models Joan Smalls and Manuela Sanchez pose alongside top
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reading one of these new releases!
About this product Product Information Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers . Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Men ndez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Men ndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams. From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA's first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours The book features Sor Juana In s de la Cruz, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Rosa Pe a de Gonz lez, Teresa Carre o, Zelia Nuttall, Antonia Navarro, Matilde Hidalgo, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Pura Belpr , Gumercinda P ez, Frida Kahlo, Julia de Burgos, Chavela Vargas, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegr a, Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Mench Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta C ceres, Serena Au n, Wanda D az-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez. Godwin Books Product Identifiers Publisher Holt & Company, Henry ISBN-10 125023462x ISBN-13 9781250234629 eBay Product ID (ePID) 7038460444 Product Key Features Book Title Latinitas : Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers Author Juliet Menandez Format Hardcover Language English Topic Biography & Autobiography / Women, People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino Publication Year 2021 Genre Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction Number of Pages 120 Pages Dimensions Item Length 0.8in Item Height 0.6in Item Width 8.7in Item Weight 17.3 Oz Additional Product Features Lc Classification Number Ct3290.M46 2021 Reviews "Will inspire young children to follow their own dreams . . . This book belongs in any child's hands." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "This is an engaging and important book that should stimulate young Latinas to become the best they can be--and I am delighted to be in such good company!" --Susana Torre, acclaimed architect featured in Latinitas "What will pull young people in is that Menéndez depicts these women as children (Latinitas), both visually and anecdotally . . . What will keep these readers engaged is how their soon-to-be heroines bloom into their future selves on the page." -- The New York Times Book Review "Will inspire young children to follow their own dreams . . . This book belongs in any child's hands." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, "This is an engaging and important book that should stimulate young Latinas to become the best they can be--and I am delighted to be in such good company!" --Susana Torre, acclaimed architect featured in Latinitas "Will inspire young children to follow their own dreams . . . This book belongs in any child's hands." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review Illustrated by Menandez, Juliet Lccn 2020-022083 Dewey Decimal 920.72098 Intended Audience Juvenile Audience Dewey Edition 23 Illustrated Yes Show More Show Less
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