Name: the poet slave of cuba,a biography of juan francisco manzano
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Author: Engle, Margarita ; Qualls, Sean
ISBN: 9780312659288

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Margarita Engle

Illustrated by

Sean Qualls

Publisher

Square Fish

Year

2011

Language

Spanish

Pages

208

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN

0312659288

ISBN13

9780312659288

Synopsis "the poet slave of cuba,a biography of juan francisco manzano"

A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet, from Newbury Honor author Margarita Engle. Winner of the 2008 Pura Belpre Medal for NarrativeA 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of his world, but they also expose its hideous cruelty. Powerful, haunting poems and breathtaking illustrations create a portrait of a life in which even the pain of slavery could not extinguish the capacity for hope.

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