José! : born to dance : the story of José Limón / Susanna Reich ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reich, Susanna.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Colón, Raúl, illustrator.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Limón, José--Juvenile literature.

Limón, José.

Dancers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Dancers.

Choreographers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Choreographers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2005.

Summary:

In 1908 a baby boy was born in Culiacan, Mexico, kicking like a roped steer. BAM! BAM! BAM! His name was Jose Limon. Though he and his family fled civil war in their homeland by escaping to the United States when Jose was just seven years old, he would never forget the sounds and movements of his birthplace. Then Jose followed his heart to New York City. He fell in love with the shimmering city that towered above him: marble, stone, brick, and steel. He wanted to give a gift to the world and discovered the world of dance. There was no stopping Jose Limon, who went on to become one of the greatest modern dancers who ever lived. Award-winning author Susanna Reich and acclaimed illustrator Raul Colon tell the story of this great Mexican dancer in a picture book biography as beautiful and graceful as Jose's dance itself.

Notes:

"A Paula Wiseman book."

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Reich, Susanna. José!

ISBN:

0689865767

9780689865763

OCLC:

54696440

Publisher Number:

9780689865763

Online:

Publisher description