Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
Margarita Engle$15.29
$17.99
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra finds refuge from his difficult childhood by imagining the adventures of a brave but clumsy knight.
This fictionalized first-person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follows the early years of the child who grows up to pen Don Quixote, the first modern novel. The son of a gambling, vagabond barber-surgeon, Miguel looks to his own imagination for an escape from his family's troubles and finds comfort in his colorful daydreams. At a time when access to books is limited and imaginative books are considered evil, Miguel is inspired by storytellers and wandering actors who perform during festivals. He longs to tell stories of his own. When Miguel is nineteen, four of his poems are published, launching the career of one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language.
Award-winning author Margarita Engle's distinctive picture book depiction of the childhood of the father of the modern novel, told in a series of free verse poems, is enhanced by Ra l Col n's stunning illustrations. Backmatter includes a note from both the author and illustrator as well as additional information on Cervantes and his novel Don Quixote.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2017
ISBN: 9781561458561
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.80w x 0.30d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/31/2017
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 175
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 160
Shelf Awareness 10/17/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 230 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189614 / Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5
This fictionalized first-person biography in verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follows the early years of the child who grows up to pen Don Quixote, the first modern novel. The son of a gambling, vagabond barber-surgeon, Miguel looks to his own imagination for an escape from his family's troubles and finds comfort in his colorful daydreams. At a time when access to books is limited and imaginative books are considered evil, Miguel is inspired by storytellers and wandering actors who perform during festivals. He longs to tell stories of his own. When Miguel is nineteen, four of his poems are published, launching the career of one of the greatest writers in the Spanish language.
Award-winning author Margarita Engle's distinctive picture book depiction of the childhood of the father of the modern novel, told in a series of free verse poems, is enhanced by Ra l Col n's stunning illustrations. Backmatter includes a note from both the author and illustrator as well as additional information on Cervantes and his novel Don Quixote.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2017
ISBN: 9781561458561
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.80w x 0.30d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/31/2017
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 175
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 160
Shelf Awareness 10/17/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 230 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189614 / Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5