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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