![]() ![]() These pages offer biographical sketches of hundreds of musicians, arrangers, composers, songwriters, and producers, and provide discographies of their recordings, primarily on long-play albums. “This audiobook version of the picture book biography is magical.Space age pop often doesn't fit neatly into any of the standard genres such as jazz and rock, so many of the men and women who created space age pop have gone unrecognized, absent from any standard reference book or history. Brian Amador’s narration, combined with tracks of space aged music and sound effects, presents a carefully orchestrated experience, with each element of the illustrations perfectly represented in stereo sound.” -ALA Odyssey Honor Audiobook Award "The work of innovative composer Juan Garcia Esquivel is uniquely portrayed in this picture book biography by Susan Wood. ![]() Tonatiuh’s distinctive drawings, with collage textures and photographic elements, aptly capture Esquivel’s jazzy style, as do an appended author’s note, resource listing, and photograph." - School Library Journal’s Top Ten Latinx Books Later, he created music from his New York City studio, experimenting with tempos, dynamics, and chords. At 14, he worked as a paid pianist for radio shows, and at 17, he was an orchestra leader in Mexico City. "This book features musician, composer, and bandleader Juan García Esquivel (1918–2002), who removed the paper roll in his family’s player piano when he was a child so that he could make his own music. Incorporating funky fonts and far-out fashions, Tonatiuh’s unique artistic style harkens back to indigenous codex art and lends cultural authenticity to this pulsating picture-book biography.” - Pura Belpré Award "Duncan Tonatiuh creates a sense of sound and movement through energetic, textured collage illustrations that celebrate the life of innovative Mexican musician and composer Juan García Esquivel. "Through this book, the reader discovers the true power of music… A must-read." -Nerdy Book Club “As Wood and Tonatiuh demonstrate in this picture-book biography, being part of Juan Garcia Esquivel fandom could be insanely cool.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, awarded CCBC Choice 2017 “A lively introduction to a somewhat obscure and profoundly innovative musical figure.” - Kirkuk Reviews ![]() ![]() Artist Duncan Tonatiuh created the book's illustrations using his award-winning style based on ancient Mexican art.Ĭheck out Esquivel’s crazy-cool sound right here ! It’s out of this world! Juan was a true musical innovator, using sound and stereo as his musical palette.Įsquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist was written by Susan Wood. Juan's music is quirky, fun, and truly out of this world, with unusual instrumentation and unorthodox vocal textures and effects. “Incorporates enough sound effects to make Esquivel proud.” - BooklistĪ self-taught Mexican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist, Juan García Esquivel was a pioneer in the use of stereo sound in the 1950s and '60s. “A beautiful addition to music biography collections for upper elementary students.” - School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW ![]()
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