Maybe Something Beautiful by F Isabel Campoy

Maybe Something Beautiful by F Isabel Campoy

Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation-and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. Pick up a paintbrush and join the celebration.

"An inspiring and wistful message wrapped up in a subtle, thoughtful narrative and lively, beautiful art: simply superb" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Campoy and Howell deliver a clear, uplifting message about the power of art to revitalize people and their surroundings." — Publishers Weekly "This empowering story of community engagement might inspire kids to get involved in their own neighborhoods." — Booklist

F. Isabel Campoy is the author, translator, or anthologist of numerous books in the areas of poetry, theater, fictional narrative, biography, art, and bilingual education. She has been recognized with the Laureate Award from the San Francisco Public Library, the Reading the World Award, and many others. The California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE) has created an award in her name. She is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on issues of transformative education, second language acquisition, and authentic writing. She lives in Northern California. Visit her at isabelcampoy.com and on Twitter at @fisabelcampoy. Rafael?López?is a?New York Times–bestselling, award winning illustrator who has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including?The Day You Begin?and?The Year We Learned to Fly?(New York Times?bestsellers),?Dancing Hands?(Pura Belpré Medal), and?Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You?(Schneider Award), among others. Rafael is the recipient of three Pura Belpré medals, the Schneider Family Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the Tomás Rivera Book Award. He was the first guest artist of the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum and founder of the Urban Art Trail, a series of large-scale community murals around the U.S. Rafael lives in San Diego and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.?You can visit him at rafaellopez.com. Theresa Howell began her career in publishing as a children’s book editor at Rising Moon, where she helped to establish the bilingual imprint Luna Rising. She is the author of several children’s books with an artistic and cultural focus.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780544357693
ISBN 10	0544357698
Title	Maybe Something Beautiful
Author	F Isabel Campoy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2016-04-14
Number of pages	40
Prizes	Winner of Chicago Public Library Best of the Best (United States)., Winner of Kirkus Reviews Best Books (United States).
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.