HaiCuba/HaiKuba by Lawrence Schimel

HaiCuba/HaiKuba by Lawrence Schimel

Celebrate Cuba's people, culture, and natural world in bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English!
Celebra la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en haikus bilingües en español e inglés.

Is it an island
or a tiny ship floating
upon the waters?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba is a celebration of Cuba through bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English. Discover the red, white, and blue tocororo bird (whose feathers resemble the flag of Cuba), the crowded guagua, a Havana neighborhood, salsa music and dancing, and guayaberas, through poetry that captures the rhythm of life in Cuba.

Co-authored by award-winning Cuban-American author Carlos Pintado and prolific bilingual author and translator Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba introduces the people, culture, and natural world of Cuba through these tropical verses and vibrant illustrations.

Includes an introduction to the art of haiku as well as back matter on the topics covered in the book.

New York Public Library Best New Book for Kids, 2024
Texas Star Reading List selection, 2025
Americas Award Commended Title, 2025
Campoy-Ada Award Honorable Mention - Children's Poetry, 2025
International Latino Book Awards - Silver Medal, 2025
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2025
Cuatrogatos Foundation recommended title, 2025
Eureka! Honor Book, 2024

¿Es una isla
o un barco flotando
sobre las aguas?

HaiCuba/HaiKuba es una celebración de Cuba en haikus bilingües en español e inglés. Descubre el tocororo con sus plumas rojas, blancas, y azules (igual que la bandera de Cuba), la guagua apretada, un barrio habanero, la salsa (su música y baile) y las guayabera, a través de poemas que capturan el ritmo de la vida en Cuba.

Co escrito por el galardonado poeta cubano-americano Carlos Pintado y el prolífico escritor y traductor bilingüe Lawrence Schimel, HaiCuba/HaiKuba presenta la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en estos versos tropicales e ilustraciones coloridas.

Schimel, Lawrence: - Lawrence Schimel (born October 16, 1971) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, translator, and anthologist whose work frequently deals with gay and lesbian themes, and with Jewish themes. He was born in New York, and received his B.A. in Literature from Yale University. Schimel is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the Academy of American Poets. He is a founding member of the Publishing Triangle, an organization of lesbians and gay men in the publishing industry, which he chaired for two terms (1996-1998). His work has received the Lambda Literary Award and the Rhysling Award, and has been nominated for the Frecracker Alternative Book Award, the Small Press Book Award, ForeWord Book of the Year Award, the Spectrum Award, and a number of other publishing awards. It has translated into Basque, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish. Lawrence Schimel is also a word geek and a champion at Prolific. He has won many an acclaimed award in this venture which has brought him worldwide recognition. Schimel currently lives in Madrid, Spain.

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ISBN 13	9780735845688
Title	HaiCuba/HaiKuba
Author	Lawrence Schimel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	North-South Books
Year published	2024-09-10
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.