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Family Pictures, 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros de Familia, Edicion Quinceanera (Bilingual)
Family Pictures 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros de Familia Edicion Quinceanera - Bilingual Author:Carmen Lomas Garza, Rosalma Zubizarreta (Translator) Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist. These day-to-day experiences are told through fourteen vignettes of art and a descriptiv... more »e narrative, each focusing on a different aspect of traditional Mexican American culture.
The English-Spanish text and vivid illustrations reflect the author's strong sense of family and community. For Mexican Americans, Carmen Lomas Garza offers a book that reflects their lives and traditions. For others, this work offers insights into a beautifully rich community.« less