Leo Lionni (1910–1999)
Autor(a) de Swimmy
About the Author
Leo Lionni was born in Amsterdam on May 5, 1910. He attended the University of Zurich and also earned a doctorate in Economics from the University of Genoa in 1935. He taught himself to draw by visiting museums. After marrying Nora Maffi in 1931, Lionni moved to Milan, Italy, where he became known mostrar mais as a painter. In 1939 he moved to Philadelphia and began working in advertising design. Lionni held several positions in the artistic field including artistic director and design director. He also served as president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Around 1960 Lionni moved back to Italy. His first of over forty children's books was Little Blue and Little Yellow. Other titles include Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, all of which won a Caldecott Honor. In addition, he received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal in 1984. Lionni died on October 11, 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Leo Lionni
Frederick's Fables : A Treasury of 16 Favorite Leo Lionni Stories (1986) — Introdução, algumas edições — 323 exemplares
Raising a reader :PE #28 6 exemplares
Swimmy (Wrong ISBN) 4 exemplares
Der kleine Affe 3 exemplares
Stück für Stück. 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni, pitture 1 exemplar
An Extraordinary Egg (Big Book) 1 exemplar
Leo Leonni 1 exemplar
Alexander and the Wind up Mouse 1 exemplar
Pé Ante Pé 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni Set of 4 Books (Matthew's Dream ~ Cornelius ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Caldecott Honor Book) ~ Inch… (1993) 1 exemplar
The Foolish Turtle 1 exemplar
Caldecott Medal and Honor Picture Books: Set of 6 (The Thanksgiving Story ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse ~ Inch by… (1996) 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni's Friends Go Fish Card Game: Includes Rules for Two More Games: Concentration and Snap (2020) 1 exemplar
Swimmy 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autor — 1,561 exemplares
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Contribuidor — 41 exemplares
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom...and Lots More Learning Fun [1999 film] (2001) — Author & Illustrator — 30 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Lionni, Leo
- Data de nascimento
- 1910-05-05
- Data de falecimento
- 1999-10-11
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
Netherlands (birth) - Local de nascimento
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Local de falecimento
- Radda, Tuscany, Italy
- Locais de residência
- Tuscany, Italy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Educação
- University of Genoa (Ph.D., Economics)
- Ocupações
- graphic designer
writer
children's book author
illustrator - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous, 2007)
Membros
Críticas
Nadadorzinho por Leo Lionni
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 95
- Also by
- 10
- Membros
- 46,886
- Popularidade
- #338
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 1,531
- ISBN
- 821
- Línguas
- 21
- Marcado como favorito
- 20