My Name is Gabito (English) : The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Hardcover)

from ffox

Beautiful artwork compliments the brief biography of one of my favorite authors, what more could you ask for? The pictures are simply amazing. They have a strong South American tone and style while remaining universal (like the author himself). And the passing references to his works is very enjo...

from kjarthur

I liked how this book hooked you with "Can you imagine?" because it has you thinking, "yes, I can imagine that." You learn of how the event and people of a boy's life inspire him to continue to imagine greater things such a s a fair world and how the more he learned the more stories he had. Color...

from magen.rauscher

I absolutely loved the message of this informtional story. I loved how little Gabito found power through words. From a young age he was able to see how story telling captivates humanity. This story can be used in the classroom to encourage students to dive into a world full of books to explore an...

from JessMaeC

Summary: Gabito is the nickname of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This book tells the story of Marquez in an interesting way. Marquez grew up listening to his grandparents tell stories and learned to tell stories himself. Marquez lived in his imagination, but was reminded of reality when seeing the bana...

from BrennaSheridan

This book gives the brief story and history of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and some of the inspiration behind his writing. The illustrations in this book are strong and help tell the stories visually, along with the words. Although the book tells a true story, it also shows an element of imagination b...