Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist conservation Bear wordplay

Bear wordplay

" Each page is a pleasing mix of colorful tissue-paper collage art

The text begins in earnest with Wilson telling Gigi that one day he will paint her house "orange and yellow like the sun

By Jerry Pallotta / Illustrated by Tom Leonard

Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist conservation Bear wordplayBy: Susan Wood Illustrated by: Duncan Tonatiuh A playful picture book biography of the father of space age bachelor pad lounge music. A self taught Mexican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist, Juan Garca Esquivel was a pioneer in the use of stereo sound in the 1950s and 1960s. Juan's music is quirky, fun, and truly out of this world, with unusual instrumentation, unorthodox vocal textures and effects. Juan was a true musical innovator, using