Name: Magic Windows/Ventanas Magicas
Author: Garza, Carmen Lomas
ISBN: 9780892391837

by Garza, Carmen Lomas

by Garza, Carmen Lomas

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ISBN-13: 9780892391837
ISBN: 0892391839
Publisher: Children's Book Press

AUTHOR

Garza, Carmen Lomas

SUMMARY

Through the magic windows of her cut-paper art (papel picado), Carmen Lomas Garza reveals her family, her life as an artist, and the legends of her Aztec past. Readers catch a glimpse of the hummingbirds that carry the souls of ancestors and persist in crossing the Mexican-American border to taste the sweet nectar of the cactus flowers; they look into Garza's studio and see her paint a Mexican jarabe tapatio dancer; and they watch her teach her nieces and nephews how to make their own magic windows in this fascinating exploration of Mexican family life, community, and history.Garza, Carmen Lomas is the author of 'Magic Windows/Ventanas Magicas' with ISBN 9780892391837 and ISBN 0892391839.

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