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by Àfrica Fanló (Illustrator), Judith Barnés (Author)
Joan Miró i Ferrà went down in history as a total artist who embraced everything: painting, poetry, music and sculpture. From an early age he traced lines and circles inspired by constellations, thus germinating a style that years later would make him one of the most important artists of the 20th century. For Miró, art meant opening windows, sharing experiences and speaking a universal language. Therefore, in this book we invite you to learn about his work and life through games and artistic experiments. You will learn a new way of seeing the world, and you will discover the secrets that the universe holds! Both the narrative register and the style of the images are suitable for school children between 6 and 11 years of age. The content as well as the illustrations make sure to deal with didactic themes transversal to the character's areas of activity, both for family reading as well as for use in schools and to reinforce the educational program. This title is included in Nuestros Ilustres -the series of biographies of outstanding figures in the fields of science, culture and history-, which is intended to serve as a cultural and educational support, as well as an extracurricula
Author Biography
With a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, in 2000 Africa Fanlo joined the publishing world and began a long career as an illustrator of children's books, with more than 30 titles published. In 2004 she was distinguished with the Junceda Prize, awarded by the APIC, for the book Els colors del metall, published by the Auditori de Barcelona. For 10 years she has been teaching at the Escola de Artes y Oficios Massana in Barcelona. She has also taught several workshops, such as Big Draw 2012, promoted by the Picasso Museum of Barcelona, Difumina 2012 or the Festa del Grafisme de Portbou, Humanist and cultural manager, she has worked for ten years at the Fundació Joan Brossa and currently works at the Fundació Antoni Tàpies. Throughout her career she has collaborated with different museum institutions developing museographic projects, curatorial projects, educational proposals, creative campaigns in social networks and publications. She has published two children's books: El lápiz mágico de Joan Brossa, in La Galera (2017), and Atrapo una letra y pongo al mundo del revés, in Vegueta Ediciones (2019). She has also curated the editions: Petits Poemes.
