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My name is Gabito

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My name is Gabito by Monica Brown and Raul Colon, ill. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising, 2007.

            ISBN: 9780873589086

            Annotation: this book is the biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez from his childhood to his adult life. It tells you how he liked to write stories of fantasy.

            Media: oil paintings

            Rating: 5Q/5P

          Literary device:repetition

Armando Rivera 7-05-09

 

 

Brown, M. (2007). My name is Gabito : the life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Illustrated by Raul Colon. Lanham, MD:  Rising Moon.

 

ISBN-13: 978-0-87358-934-5

Raised in poverty in Colombia, Marquez longed to see the wonder he knew existed in the world.  His inspirations were translated into an exceptional storytelling ability which is reflected in the books he has written.  With Colon’s colorful artwork, this picture-book biography of Marquez’s life is a wonderful introduction to his remarkable works.

 

Subjects:  Authors; Colombia; Inspiration

 

Theme: Be inspired by what’s around you.

 

Literary Device: Repetition

Category: Non-fiction 863; Biography

 

Age Level Recommedation: Upper Elementary (and up)

 

Rating: 4Q/3P

AAS 5-4-08

 

 

Citation: My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez  by Monica Brown and Raul Colon, ill. Flagstaff, AZ, 2007

 

 

ISBN: 0873589084

 

 

Annotation: Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a Colombian boy with an eagerness to learn and a wild imagination. His passion for words led him to become one of the world’s greatest writers.

 

 

Media: Oil, Pastel

 

 

Curricular Connections: 5th-7th grade Language Arts/ English or Spanish. Subjects- Biography, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombian Literature

 

 

Rating: 5Q/5P

 

 

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S,F 06/21/09

 

My Name is Gabito by Monica Brown and illustrated by Raul Colon.  Flagstaff, AZ:  Rising Moon Books, 2007.

ISBN:  0873589491

Media:  Pastels

4Q/4P

The childhood of Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Columbia is recounted and the incidents and environment of his youth become inspiration for his later works.

 

CURRICULUM CONNECTION:  5th – 8th grades for language arts and world history classes

FBoggs 07/09 

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