Synopsis Describes how Don Ricardo, a craftsman from Ejutla de Crespo in southern Mexico, makes piänatas for all the village birthday parties and other fiestas.
In this colorful photo-essay a group of children travel to Mexico to meet Tio Rico an artist who creates piñatas, masks, and puppets for parties and festivals. The text appears in both Spanish and English.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1994-03-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 10.3 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 14.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Don Ricardo, or Tio Rico as he is called by the children, is the pinata maker of Ejutla de Crespo, a village in southern Mexico. Told in English and Spanish by award-winning author/photographer George Ancona, "El Pinatero/The Pinata Maker" documents this traditional Latin American art, and offers readers a fascinating glimpse of Mexican village life.
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