El silbido de Juan (John's Whistle)
By (Author) Lili Ferreiros
Illustrated by Sonja Wimmer
Cuento de Luz SL
Cuento de Luz SL
1st October 2013
Spain
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens picture books
Winner of Living Now Book Awards 2014 (United States)
Hardback
32
Width 234mm, Height 234mm, Spine 10mm
396g
Una historia llena de ternura; toca el corazon y nos recuerda que la musica es el verdadero lenguaje del alma y que no existen diferencias que no puedan solventarse con buenas intenciones y amistad.
A tale full of tenderness that touches the heart, reminding us that music is the true language of the soul, and that our differences can be solved through good intentions and friendship.
Lexile Level: 860L
"A musical, heartwarming, and inclusive picture book perfect for dealing with diversity at home or in the classroom. John's Whistle is a moving story full of tenderness that reminds us that music is the true language of the soul and that there are no differences that cannot be resolved with good intentions and friendship." --Infanmusic
Award-winning author Lili Ferreiros is a journalis and social sciences teacher born in Buenos Aires, who has had her worked published in her native country and abroad. She dedicates her work to children in books that focus on vulnerable chilhoods, sharing the discovery of beauty that explodes even in those places where darkness overpowers the light.. After several years studying and working as a designer in her hometown Munich and Brussels, Sonja Wimmer decided to devote herself to illustration and traveled to Barcelona to continue her artistic training at the Llotja School of Design Art. Since then, she lives between brushes and stories, working as an illustrator and freelance for publishers and other customers worldwide. She has received many awards for her work in the United states, most notably Gold Medal for Best Illustrator for The Word Collector. La galardonada autora Lili Ferreiros es periodista, profesora de Letras y escritora nacida en Buenos Aires, con obras publicadas en su pas y tambin en el extranjero. Ha dedicado buena parte de su intencin literaria para nios a relatos que ponen en foco la infancia vulnerable y vulnerada, compartiendo el hallazgo de la belleza que estalla incluso all donde no parece haber lugar para otra cosa que la oscuridad y anhelando sensibilizar la mirada de los pequeos sobre s mismos y sobre los dems. Despus de estudiar y trabajar varios aos de diseadora en su ciudad natal Munich y en Bruselas, Sonja Wimmer decidi dedicarse plenamente a la ilustracin y viajar a Barcelona para continuar su formacin artstica en la Llotja, Escola Superior de Disseny i Art. Desde entonces, vive entre pinceles y cuentos, trabajando como ilustradora y escritora freelance para editoriales y otros clientes en todo el mundo. A lo largo de los ltimos aos varios de sus libros ilustrados para Cuento de Luz han sido premiados en Estados Unidos.