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Miguel's brave knight young Cervantes and his dream of Don Quixote

Describes how Miguel de Cervantes found refuge from his childhood troubles by daydreaming of a brave knight who would right the wrongs of the world, the inspiration for his famous character Don Quixote.

Main Author: Engle, Margarita.
Other Authors: Colón, Raúl (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishers, [2017].
Edition: First Edition
Subjects:
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, > 1547-1616 > Juvenile poetry.
Authors, Spanish > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Biographical poetry > Juvenile.
Summary: Describes how Miguel de Cervantes found refuge from his childhood troubles by daydreaming of a brave knight who would right the wrongs of the world, the inspiration for his famous character Don Quixote.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
ISBN: 9781561458561
1561458562
Author Notes: Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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