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    The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist, by Margarita Engle | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read General
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    The Children’s Book Review | April 28, 2015

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      Age Range: 6-8

      About the Book

      The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Artist

      Written by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Aliona Bereghici

      Publisher’s Synopsis: Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He learns from the art of John James Audubon. But as Louis grows up, he begins to draw and paint living, flying birds in their natural habitats.

      Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874–1927) is now known as the father of modern bird art. He traveled with many scientific expeditions all over the world. His best-known works—paintings for habitat exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York—are still beloved by visitors today. His art helped to encourage wildlife conservation, inspiring people to celebrate and protect the world of wings.

      Poems by Newbery Honor–winning author Margarita Engle and illustrations by Aliona Bereghici capture the life of Louis Fuertes and the deep sense of wonder that he felt when he painted the sky.

      Ages 6-8 | Publisher: Two Lions | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-1477826331

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      About Margarita Engle

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      Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Her books include The Poet Slave of Cuba, winner of the Pura Belpré Award for narrative and the Américas Award; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor book; Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian, a Kirkus Best Book for Children; and The Lightning Dreamer, Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist, winner of the 2014 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Young Adult/Children’s Literature. Margarita lives in California, where she enjoys bird-watching and helping her husband with his volunteer work for wilderness search-and-rescue dog training programs. To learn more, and to download a free activity kit for THE SKY  PAINTER, visit: www.margaritaengle.com.!

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      Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

      2 Comments

      1. Charlene Underhill on May 8, 2015 6:47 am

        The cover of this book is amazingly beautiful, of course I’m a bird-lover so I would love and appreciate this book so much if I won! 🙂

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      2. Bianca Schulze on June 1, 2015 6:44 pm

        Congratulations to Alyssa A.! You are the winner of this beautiful picture book giveaway. A copy will be on its way to you soon. Enjoy!

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