"The details traditional Oaxacan artist Canseco Zarate includes charm as fully as Weill's crunchy vocabulary...!tan lindo!"--Kirkus Reviews "Zarate's sculptures exude personality."--Publishers Weekly Welcome to the family! It's just like yours, right? But maybe there's something a little bit different about this bunch. Cynthia Weill Mi Familia is Weill's fifth book featuring the folk art of Oaxaca. She is the Director of the Bank Street Center for Childrens' Literature. Jesus Canseco Zarate is a Oaxacan folk artist known for his elaborate papier-mache calacas. In 2008, he won first prize in the Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art completion for young artists.
This is Book 6 in the First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art Series. See all First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art books here.
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Cynthia Weill holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College Columbia University. She is on the board of a foundation -- Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art -- that seeks to promote and preserve the artists and artisanal work of the state. Familia is her fifth book that features the folk art of Oaxaca.
Jesus Canseco Zarate
More about Cynthia WeillCynthia Weill holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College Columbia University. She is on the board of a foundation -- Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art -- that seeks to promote and preserve the artists and artisanal work of the state. Familia is her fifth book that features the folk art of Oaxaca.
Jesus Canseco Zarate
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