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Bonita es la vida!  Cover Image Book Book

Bonita es la vida! / Ana Eulate, Nivola Uya. --

Eulate, Ana A. de (Author). Uyá, Nívola. (Added Author).

Summary:

Violeta, a young African girl, dreams of a giraffe with wings.

Record details

  • ISBN: 8415619251
  • ISBN: 9788415619253
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
  • Publisher: Madrid : Cuento de Luz, c2012.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 24.64
Subject: Giraffe > Juvenile fiction.
Girls > Africa > Juvenile fiction.

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The award-winning author Ana Eulate has enjoyed writing and telling stories since she was a child. After earning her university degree, Ana collaborated with an art magazine, worked at the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Madrid, was appointed Commercial Attaché to the Spanish Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, and also worked at the General Directorate for External Relations of the European Commission in Brussels.

llustrator with a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science. Her illustrations have featured in more of a dozen children’s picture books published in English, Spanish, Catalan and Swahili. She has won several international awards: First Prize of Illustration of the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics, 2007. Winner of the Silver medal to the Best illustrator at the Moonbeam Children Book Awards 2013. First Prize in Living Now Awards, 2014 or Best illustrated Picture Book at the International Latino Book Awards 2015 among others.

La galardonada autora Ana Eulate encantaba escribir y contar cuentos desde que era una niña. Después de terminar sus estudios universitarios estuvo colaborando en una revista relacionada con el mundo del arte. Trabajó en el Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda en Madrid y estuvo destinada en Río de Janeiro como Agregada Comercial de la Embajada de España y en Bruselas en la Dirección General de Relaciones Exteriores de la Comisión Europea.

Nivola Uyá es una galardonada Ilustradora y artista visual licenciada en Ciencias Ambientales. Desde su estudio rural en la Sierra de Mallorca, le gusta transmitir amor y capturar mundos posibles, llenos de esperanza y sensibilidad naturalista. Estos son los ingredientes principales de su línea narrativa. Con la ilustración ha visto a la gente emocionarse y cobijarse por unos instantes en un mundo mejor... con esa intención coge los pinceles cada día.

Ana Eulate is the founder and CEO of Cuento de Luz, a Children’s Picture Book Publishing Company created in 2010. A strong engagement with NGOs together with the use of sustainable materials in the book production (especially the exclusive use of Stone Paper in all books), resulted in a B Corp certification in 2015. She has been featured as a Top 100 Woman Impact Leader 2021 due to her work in creating a positive social and environmental impact for over a decade. Eulate has a strong international background having worked at the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Madrid, being appointed Commercial Attachée to the Spanish Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, and assigned to the General Directorate for External Relations of the European Commission in Brussels.

Nívola Uyà is a Spanish award-winning illustrator and visual artist, with a degree in Environmental Sciences. She loves nature as much as illustration and, whenever possible, combines both worlds. She makes illustrations for books, campaigns, audiovisuals and murals, as well as illustration and creativity workshops in many corners of the world, convinced that the creative process brings out the best in people and makes us more sensitive.

With a palette of luminous colors and a magical-realistic style, she likes to capture possible and optimistic worlds, that spread love and hope. She has more than a dozen illustrated albums published in English, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, German and Swahili, distinguished with several international awards, such as the Silver Medal at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for Best Illustrator, and Best Illustrated Album Award at the International Latino Book Awards and the selection Seal Chair of UNESCO for Reading.


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