ZEKE PEÑA

Una formidable biografía en forma de cómic que nos muestra la vida y el trabajo fotográfico de Graciela Iturbide.

En su impresionante debut como autor-ilustrador, Zeke Peña ofrece una aventura inmersiva y fantástica en el desierto, donde el sol reina sobre el vasto paisaje y le da forma a todo lo que toca.Donde termina la barda de piedra, empieza el mas alla del desierto.Siguiendo el rastro ardiente de polvo solar, dos hermanes curioses saltan la barda y entran a un lugar libre y sin fin. Aqui, las antiguas nopaleras picudas piden ser escaladas, las conchas vacias de tortugas invitan un examen mas detenido, las rocas enormes enseñan como aquietarse y escuchar y Colibri ofrece un aventon inesperado. En el desierto, donde la vida gira en torno al sol, hermano y hermana exploran, imaginan, y se preguntan ¿Que si el poder del sol estuviese dentro de mi? , hasta que el silbido de su mama les llama de vuelta a casa.Con un texto preciso y lirico, Zeke Peña (ilustrador de Mi papi tiene una moto), ganador de los honores Pura Belpre y Ezra Jack Keats, ha creado un cuento fantastico que suspende espacios temporales con su arte radiante y celebra los lazos entre el Sol, el desierto y su gente.Edicion en español.In his striking author-illustrator debut, the award-winning illustrator of My Papi Has a Motorcycle offers an immersive and fantastical look at his hometown of El Paso, where the sun reigns over the vast desert and shapes all that it touches.Where the rock wall ends, the desert beyond begins.The desert is home to unique fauna and flora that have adapted to thrive under the intense sun, making it a wild and endless playground for two bored siblings to explore. Old tires, gnarled nopal trees that beg to be climbed, enormous rocks that demonstrate how to sit still and listen. Rain brings a welcome reprieve from the heat, followed by the mud slowly drying out on their skin, cracking like clay, until its hard to tell where the kids end and the desert begins.Sundust is the author-illustrator debut from the acclaimed illustrator of My Papi Has a Motorcycle; it celebrates the bonds that develop between a boy and his hometown, through spare and lyrical text and dazzling desert landscapes.This is a Spanish-langauge edition.

CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK In his striking author-illustrator debut, the award-winning illustrator of My Papi Has a Motorcycle offers an immersive and fantastical desert adventure, where the sun reigns over the vast landscape and shapes all that it touches.A hypnotic joy. Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewWhere the rock wall ends, the desert beyond begins.Following a blazing trail of sundust, two curious siblings hop the wall into a place thats endless and free. Here, prickly old nopal trees beg to be climbed, empty turtle shells invite a closer look, enormous rocks model how to sit still and listen, and a colibri offers an unexpected ride. In the desert, where life revolves around the Sun, brother and sister explore, imagine, and wonder, What if Suns power was inside me? until their moms whistle calls them back home again.With spare, lyrical text, Pura Belpre Honor and Ezra Jack Keats Honor recipient Zeke Peña has created a fantastical tale that suspends moments in time with his radiant art and celebrates the bonds between the sun, the desert, and its people.