{"product_id":"contemporary-spanish-speaking-writers-and-illustrators-isabel-schon-9780313290275","title":"Contemporary Spanish-Speaking Writers and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults: A Biographical Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first worldwide guide to contemporary Spanish-speaking authors and illustrators for young readers. It features personal and professional information on more than 200 contemporary Spanish-speaking authors and illustrators from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as a complete listing of their books written in Spanish for children and young adults. Schon, author of numerous bibliographies of children's and young adult literature in Spanish, compiled the information from responses given by the authors themselves to a questionnaire she developed. Quotes from the authors about their work add a personal touch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing an introduction describing the scope, organization and selection criteria for the work, the biographical entries are organized alphabetically. Each entry contains place and date of birth; name of parents, spouse, and children; colleges attended and degrees earned; complete home and office addresses and telephone numbers; name of employer, position, and dates for each career post; memberships in professional and civic organizations; literary and professional awards received and dates; bibliography of books written\/illustrated; revealing personal comments on special interests, aspirations, and thoughts as expressed by each author\/illustrator; critical sources in which the writer's\/illustrator's work has been discussed. An appendix at the end of the volume arranges the subjects by country of birth and\/or residency. The market for the book is school (elementary through high school) libraries, children's departments of public libraries, bilingual departments of education, bilingual teachers, academic libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Schon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031329027X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313290275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.44w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1994 pg. 1872\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1994 pg. 55","brand":"Isabel Schon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086477046015,"sku":"9780313290275","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ad65aa6-7d6e-40ef-bba6-d04b9c2c115d.jpg?v=1769094887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-spanish-speaking-writers-and-illustrators-isabel-schon-9780313290275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}