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Barajas Mariscal, Libia E. (text)
García Bernal, Víctor (illus.)
Vida y fortuna de un muchacho inquieto que se convirtió en científico (The
life and fate of a restless boy who became a scientist)
México, D.F. [et al.] : Castillo, 2005. – 23 p.
(La otra escalera) (La máquina del tiempo )
ISBN 968-5920-61-3
"Sigüenza
y Góngora, Carlos de"Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de – "Mexico/1645-1700"Mexico/1645-1700
– "Astronomy"Astronomy – "Science"Science
At his time, Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora was one of the most renowned
scientists on the American continent. Observing nature in a methodologically
exact and careful way, he argued in favour of a strict divide between
astronomy and astrology, a field which was then still regarded as very
important among scientists. This comprehensible, well structured non-fiction
picture book gives an excellent overview of the versatile astronomer and
geographer’s life and work. Fairly unusual for a work of non-fiction are the
double-page illustrations composed of details from old photographs, maps,
documents, and books. Drawn figures move between these elements as if they
were on a stage. Thus, the illustrations are not only informative, they also
have a narrative quality. (9+)
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Pellicer, Carlos (text)
Pellicer López, Carlos (select./illus.)
Colores con brisa : [poesía para mirar en voz alta] (Colours with a breeze : [poetry to be looked at aloud])
México, D.F. : Fondo de Cultura Económica; Anturios Ed., 2006. – [40] p.
(Los especiales de A la orilla del viento)
ISBN 968-16-7869-9
"Poetry"Poetry – "Nature"Nature
It’s the magnificently designed pictures that turn this book into something special. They consist mainly of shapes and colours. Huge, almost monochrome planes, squares, rectangles, waves, circles, and torn and cut paper form partly abstract compositions in bright colours that have a fascinating power to draw readers to them. In his pictures, the well-known illustrator Carlos Pellicer López (born 1948) opens up a new way of interpreting the literary work of his uncle, Carlos Pellicer (1897-1977). The texts are a selection of verses from the author’s lyrical work written mainly between 1920 and 1950. The imaginative descriptions of nature provide an insight into the literary cosmos of this poet who belongs to the Mexican avant-garde movement. (6+)