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Books with author Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

  • I, Juan de Pareja: The Story of a Great Painter and the Slave He Helped Become a Great Artist

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Paperback (Square Fish, April 29, 2008)
    When the great Velázquez was painting his masterpieces at the Spanish court in the seventeenth century, his colors were expertly mixed and his canvases carefully prepared by his slave, Juan de Pareja. In a vibrant novel which depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of the time and place, Elizabeth Borton de Treviño tells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died an accomplished and respected artist. Upon the death of his indulgent mistress in Seville, Juan de Pareja was uprooted from the only home he had known and placed in the charge of a vicious gypsy muleteer to be sent north to his mistress's nephew and heir, Diego Velázquez, who recognized at once the intelligence and gentle breeding which were to make Juan his indispensable assistant and companion―and his lifelong friend. Through Juan's eyes the reader sees Velázquez's delightful family, his working habits and the character of the man, his relations with the shy yet devoted King Philip IV and with his fellow painters, Rubens and Murillo, the climate and customs of Spanish court life. When Velázquez discovers that he and Juan share a love for the art which is his very life, the painter proves his friendship in the most incredible fashion, for in those days it was forbidden by law for slaves to learn or practice the arts. Through the hardships of voyages to Italy, through the illnesses of Velázquez, Juan de Pareja loyally serves until the death of the painter in 1660.I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal.Latino Interest.
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  • I, Juan de Pareja

    Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Aug. 1, 2012)
    [Read by Johanna Ward]The great Spanish painter Diego Velasquez had an African slave who taught himself painting by assisting his master. But creating art is forbidden to slaves, and Juan is torn between keeping his secret and revealing his talents.
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  • My Heart Lies South, Young People's Edition: The Story of My Mexican Marriage

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Paperback (Ignatius Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    What happens when a thoroughly twentieth-century American lady journalist becomes a Mexican se?ora in nineteen-thirties' provincial Monterrey? She finds herself?sometimes hilariously?coping with servants, daily food allowances, bargaining, and dramatic Latin emotions. It is like stepping back a hundred years. In this vivid autobiography, Newbery Award winning author Elizabeth Borton de Trevi?o brings to life her experiences with the culture and the faith of a civilization so close to the United States, but rarely appreciated or understood. This special young people's edition presents the humor and the insights of a remarkable woman and her contact with an era which is now past, but not to be forgotten.
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  • I, Juan de Pareja

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Paperback (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Aug. 1, 1987)
    Told through the eyes of Velasquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of 17th century Spain and tells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died a respected artist.Latino Interest.
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  • I, Juan de Pareja

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Jan. 1, 1965)
    Winner of the 1966 Newbery MedalAn ALA Notable BookA New York Times Best Juvenile Book of the YearJuan is the slave of the great Spanish painter Diego Valazquez and helps his master in his studio by preparing paints and stretching canvases. But Juan is an artist, too: he has taught himself by watching his master's technique. Although such work is forbidden by slaves, Jaun cannot keep his secret any longer.What will happen when the truth is known?Latino Interest.
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  • Nacar: The White Deer

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Paperback (Ignatius Press, Jan. 30, 2005)
    Friendship springs up between a boy who has lost his voice and his mother at the same tragic moment, and an ailing albino deer sent from China as a gift to the King of Spain. It is Lalo's task to nurture the deer back to health so that he will be well enough for the voyage to Spain. This story of Mexico in 1630 follows young Lalo on his journey back to the Mountain of the Sleeping Lady. By the Newbery Award-winning author of My Heart Lies South. Ages 9 and up
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  • I, Juan de Pareja and Related Readings

    Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

    Hardcover (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, Oct. 9, 1996)
    La obra trata sobre la vida de un esclavo llamado Juan de Pareja que trabajaba de ayudante deel pintor de la corte de Espana...
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  • Casilda of the Rising Moon: A Tale of Magic and of Faith, of Knights and a Saint

    Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, June 15, 1967)
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  • Leona: A Love Story

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Hardcover (Farrar Straus & Giroux, Aug. 1, 1994)
    At the age of sixteen, Leona Vicario, a heroine of the Mexican struggle for independence, falls in love with a lawyer who becomes a revolutionary, drawing her into a decision that will affect history, in a real-life historical love story.
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  • Casilda of the Rising Moon

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Paperback (PUFFIN BOOKS, Feb. 24, 1972)
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  • Juarez, Man of Law

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Hardcover (Farrar Straus & Giroux, Oct. 1, 1974)
    A biography of a Zapotec Indian who, as a civil leader and as president, championed equal rights for the poor of Mexico and whose memory is honored annually by a national holiday.
  • El Guero: A True Adventure Story

    Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

    Hardcover (Farrar Straus & Giroux, July 1, 1989)
    Relates the adventures of a boy growing up at the time of the Mexican Revolution
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