  | Esquivel! : space-age sound artist Author: Wood, Susan | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
Summary:
A picture-book biography of Juan Garcia Esquivel, musical innovator and the father of space-age, bachelor-pad lounge music.
| Illustrator: | Tonatiuh, Duncan |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 4.60 Points: .5 Quiz: 184296 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 6.30 Points: 3.0 Quiz: 69429 | |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (07/15/16)
Booklist (08/01/16)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/10/16)
The Hornbook (00/11/16)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 08/01/2016 Juan García Esquivel created out-of-this-world sounds, and Wood (formerly VanHecke) and Tonatiuh capture the fascinating story of Esquivel’s musical talent in this picture-book biography. Esquivel was a young boy in Tampico, Mexico, when he discovered his love for music. He taught himself to play the piano, and before he knew it he was conducting orchestras and composing music. Esquivel is revered for his innovative sounds that were said to transport listeners to other worlds. His music was so popular that his fans donned him Esquivel!—with an exclamation point! Wood’s story provides insight to the making of a magnificent musician and incorporates enough sound effects (wheedy-whee!, blap!, bowm-bowm!) to make Esquivel proud. Energetic collage illustrations complement the text by allowing readers to see Esquivel’s sounds and his love for music. Sibert Award winner Tonatiuh (Funny Bones, 2015) draws in his well-known style inspired by the Mixtec codex, where characters are represented in profile. Back matter includes an author’s note with supplementary information on Esquivel’s life, an illustrator’s note on the artwork, and additional resources. - Copyright 2016 Booklist.
