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by Carlos Pintado (Author), Lawrence Schimel (Author), Juan Jos? Colsa (Illustrator)
Celebrate Cuba's people, culture, and natural world in bilingual haikus written in Spanish and English!
Celebra la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en haikus biling?es en espa?ol e ingl?s.
or a tiny ship floating
upon the waters? HaiCuba/HaiKuba is a celebration of Cuba through bilingual haikus written in Spanish and English. Discover the red, white, and blue tocororo bird (whose feathers resemble the flag of Cuba), the crowded guagua, a Havana neighborhood, salsa music and dancing, and guayaberas, through poetry that captures the rhythm of life in Cuba. Co-authored by award-winning Cuban-American author Carlos Pintado and prolific bilingual author and translator Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba introduces the people, culture, and natural world of Cuba through these tropical verses and vibrant illustrations. Includes an introduction to the art of haikus as well as back matter on the topics covered in the book. Es una isla
o un barco flotando
sobre las aguas? HaiCuba/HaiKuba es una celebraci?n de Cuba en haikus biling?es en espa?ol e ingl?s. Descubre el tocororo con sus plumas rojas, blancas, y azules (igual que la bandera de Cuba), la guagua apretada, un barrio habanero, la salsa (su m?sica y baile) y las guayabera, a trav?s de poemas que capturan el ritmo de la vida en Cuba. Co escrito por el galardonado poeta cubano-americano Carlos Pintado y el prol?fico escritor y traductor biling?e Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba presenta la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en estos versos tropicales e ilustraciones coloridas. Incluye una introducci?n a la arte del haiku adem?s de un anexo final con informaci?n adicional sobre los temas cubiertos en el libro.
Author Biography
Carlos Pintado is a poet, playwright, essayist, and fiction writer born in Cuba in 1974, who now lives in Miami. The author of over a dozen books, he won the Paz Prize from the National Poetry Series for his book Nine Coins/Nueve monedas, the Sant Jordi International Poetry Prize for his collection Habitación a oscuras, and the Sundial House Book Translation Prize for Music for Bamboo Strings (translated by Lawrence Schimel). He has been published in the New York Times, World Literature Today, and Vogue, among other periodicals, and numerous composers and classical music groups have set to music and sung his poems. HaiCuba/HaiKuba is his debut work for younger readers.
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Carlos Pintado es un poeta, dramaturgo y escritor de ensayos y de narrativa nacido en Cuba en 1974, que ahora vive en Miami. El autor de más de una docena de libros, ha ganado el Premio Paz del National Poetry Series para su poemario Nine Coins/Nueve monedas, el Premio Internacional de Poesía Sant Jordi para su poemario Habitación a oscuras y el Sundial House Book Translation Prize para Music for Bamboo Strings (traducido al inglés por Lawrence Schimel). Ha sido publicado en el New York Times, World Literature Today, and Vogue, entre otros, y varios compositores y grupos de música clásica han puesto música a y cantado sus versos. HaiCuba/HaiKuba es su ópera prima para lectores jóvenes.
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Lawrence Schimel es un escritor y traductor literario bilingüe (español/inglés), que divide su tiempo entre su ciudad natal de Nueva York y Madrid, España. Ha publicado más de 130 libros como autor, que han ganado honores como un Premio Crystal Kite de la Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, un White Raven de la Biblioteca Internacional Juvenil en Munich, y han sido elegido por IBBY para Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabi-lities (tres veces). También ha publicado más de 160 libros como traductor, al español o al inglés, que han ganado muchos reconocimientos, como un Batchelder Honor y un New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books. Juan José Colsa is a Mexican illustrator and designer, born in Mexico City. He studied architecture at the UNAM, where he later taught as a professor. He has illustrated many children's books, and is even the author of a few. You can find more of his work as an illustrator and designer at the webpages: www.juanjocolsa.blogspot.com & www.patatus.com.mx
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Juan José Colsa es un ilustrador y diseñador mexicano nacido en la Ciudad de México. Estudió arquitectura en la UNAM, donde luego fue también maestro. Ha ilustrado muchísimos libros infantiles, e incluso es el autor de unos pocos. Se puede encontrar muestras de su trabajo como ilustrador y de diseño editorial en las páginas web: www.juanjocolsa.blogspot.com & www.patatus.com.mx
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