Yuyi Morales

by Jill C. Wheeler

Overview

This biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré Award winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales. She has worked on Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book, Los Gatos Black on Halloween, My Abuelita, Ladder to the Moon, and other titles. Readers will learn about Morales's early years in Mexico, her immigration to the United States, her work with paints, puppets, photography, and other illustration techniques, and the inspiration for her award-winning, often bilingual work as an author and illustrator. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Morales's childhood, family, education, and life as an author and illustrator. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614807230
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Children's Authors Set 7 Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Lexile:	750L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

The Magic of Books 4

Mexican Childhood 6

Pictures and More Pictures 8

Swimming to America 10

Making Magic 12

Becoming an Illustrator 14

A Not-So-Scary Skeleton 16

More Tales to Tell 18

Hardworking Artist 20

Glossary 22

Web Sites 23

Index 24

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2–4—These biographies provide clear and concise information for reports and may inspire aspiring writers by focusing on the authors' childhoods, overcoming obstacles, and dedication to writing. Pilkey will attract readers by his canon alone. Wheeler clearly describes his early struggles in school and diagnosis of ADHD, and how Pilkey incorporates characters with ADHD in his work, often grabbing the attention of reluctant readers. Riordan sets itself apart by aiming at a much younger audience than other biographies currently available. Nearly all of Riordan's works are at a higher reading level than this title, but with the upcoming Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters movie, younger fans might desire a simplified biography. The informative photographs in Morales make it stand out among these books. Through images and text, readers are invited into the work space and culture of this author/illustrator, and the many photos of her childhood in Mexico, and immigration to the United States add to the engagement. This is in stark contrast to Pilkey, which has only cover art and three low-quality photographs (taken at the same event) to fill the image quota per page. All three titles would benefit from a list of works created by the authors or a time line of their lives, but overall they are good additions where similar biographies are in demand.—Jennifer Wolf, Beaverton City Library, OR

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