Elena's Serenade
What's Elena's Serenade About
Who ever heard of a girl glassblower? In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe…and make bottles appear, like magic. But girls can’t be glassblowers. Or can they? Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey – home of the great glassblowers! – in an enchanting story filled with magic realism
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Ana Juan is the illustrator of Elena’s Serenade, which School Library Journal called “a fascinating adventure that explores issues of gender roles, self-confidence, and the workings of an artist’s heart” in a starred review. Her paintings have appeared on the cover of TheNew Yorker, on book and album jackets, on film festival posters, and in several European magazines. She is also the illustrator of Frida by Jonah Winter and the author and illustrator of The Night Eater. She lives in Madrid, Spain.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780689849084
- Publication Date
- March 1, 2004
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 41
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2002003233
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 49386118
- Lexile® Level
- 650L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 77303
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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