| Cenzontle/Mockingbird (YA Edition): Songs of Empowerment (Poetry * Drama) Contributor(s): Martinez, Gabriel (Illustrator), García Ordaz, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1732810605 ISBN-13: 9781732810600 Publisher: El Zarape Press OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Adult edition of a code-switching collection of diverse poetic forms, styles, and personas celebrating the dynamics of the human voice & spirit. Age-appropriate language suitable for YA readers--with thought-provoking teacher-created questions for discussion following each piece or paired pieces and occasional writing prompts. Daniel Garc a Ordaz, the Poet Mariachi, the author of You Know What I'm Sayin'?, encourages readers to perform the text aloud, such as his adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet." A polyglottic exhibition of empowerment through performance. Influenced by and dedicated to the memories of Maya Angelou and Gloria E. Anzald a. |
