Make Meatballs Sing

Name: Make Meatballs Sing
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781592703166
Price: 34.99 NZD
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The Life and Art of Corita Kent

By Matthew Burgess

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Summary

Make Meatballs Sing tells the vibrant story of Corita Kent, a nun, artist, educator, and activist whose work championed love, hope, and social justice. From her religious beginnings to her bold, colourful serigraphs that blend the sacred with the everyday, Corita’s life invites readers to perceive the world with fresh eyes and an open heart. This biography, enriched with reproductions of her art and insights into her remarkable journey, celebrates a life lived unapologetically and with joy.
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This beautifully illustrated biography is ideal for children and young readers fascinated by inspiring figures in art, social justice, and history. Its vivid storytelling and engaging visuals will appeal to educators and families seeking to explore themes of creativity, activism, and faith through an accessible narrative.

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Deeply influenced by her religious beliefs and fired up by the social justice causes of her day, artist, designer, and educator Corita Kent was a nun like no other!

A 2022 Bologna Ragazzi Award Amazing Bookshelf Selection
A 2022 ALA Notable Children's Book
A Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2021
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2021
A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Loveliest Children's Book of 2021
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2022, of Outstanding Merit
Nominated for a 2021 Ezra Jack Keats Writing Award
Featured in the 2021 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition
A 2021 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Children's Nonfiction
A Booklist Top Ten Arts Books for Youth of 2021
A CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center) Choices Best Children's Book, 2022
Stars from Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and more!

Corita Kent (1918-1986) lived a remarkable life as an artist, educator, nun, and activist. Unapologetically holding true to herself and her beliefs, Corita spread a powerful message of love, hope, and justice with her work, as it evolved from figurative and religious art, to serigraphs incorporating the sacred and the ordinary, to a sparser, more introspective style.

This timely story will draw readers into the life of a singular woman whose work and commitment invite us all to seek joy in the everyday, to observe the world with open eyes, and to question and see beyond the existing frameworks of society.

Thoughtfully written by Matthew Burgess and vibrantly illustrated by Kara Kramer, this beautiful biography, made in close collaboration with the Corita Art Center, includes reproductions of Corita's works, a chronology, and author and illustrator notes.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781592703166

Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 October 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Enchanted Lion Books

Illustration: There is a central double gatefold

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kara Kramer

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 288.0mm

Height: 288.0mm

Weight: 893g

Pages: 80

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Matthew Burgess

About the Author

Matthew Burgess is a full-time professor at Brooklyn College and a part-time teaching artist in New York City public schools. He was fascinated by the lives of saints as a child, and now he loves sharing the stories of his artistic heroes with young readers. Matthew is also the author of Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings and Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring. He lives with his husband in Brooklyn and Berlin.
Kara Kramer is a mixed media artist, and illustrator who loves to PLORK with all mediums. She has taught creative art workshops for both children and adults. Ever since she was little, her happiest hours are spent moving her hands to make something new. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.

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