The Subway Sparrow Sunburst Edition Contributor(s): Torres, Leyla (Author), Torres, Leyla (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374471290 ISBN-13: 9780374471293 Publisher: Square Fish
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 1997 Annotation: An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car needs help, their common concern bridges the language barriers between them. Click for more in this series: Sunburst Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 92055104 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Series: Sunburst Books |
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 10.5" W x 9.01" L (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 23970 Reading Level: 1.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car needs help, their common concern bridges the language barriers between them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Torres, Leyla: - Leyla Torres I have always loved to paint and to read. When I was a young child growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, my parents ran an elementary school that exposed me to all kinds of wonderful books. One day my mother gave me a small easel and a box of paints. My first painting was a group of six tall, thin, dark green trees. I didn't have many friends, and my two brothers and one sister were much younger than I, so I spent a lot of time alone either reading, painting, or making rag dolls. After receiving my degree in Fine Arts and Education, I rented a small attic studio and found a job teaching art in a public school in Bogotá. I also worked closely with a group of puppeteers, designing and creating puppets and sets, and collaborated on the writing of scripts as well. I think it was at that time in my life that the idea of doing my own books was planted within me. I kept this desire to myself for a long time, because I wasn't sure how to go about it. One day I was sitting at my drawing table and felt a strong urge to travel. I wanted to go to some of the world's great museums, to see in person the works of art I had studied and learned from at the university. Since I had an aunt and uncle who lived in New York City, that seemed like the place to start. They were very generous and offered me a place to live for one year. Once in New York, I not only visited the art museums but enrolled in a lithography class at the Art Students League. I also discovered something that became like paradise to me -- the Central Children's Room at the Donnell Branch of the New York Public Library. I had never seen so many children's books in one place. The desire to do my own books blossomed, and each author was like a teacher to me. I positively sensed that with hard work and perseverance I could write and illustrate children's books. My yearlong visit never ended. I met and married a wonderful man, John. We both love New York City, and we also enjoy spending time in a little yellow house we have in the Green Mountains of Vermont. John has learned to speak Spanish, and now when we visit my parents and family back in Colombia we all have a lot of fun! |
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