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Rachel Isadora

January 07, 2023

Rachel Isadora (born 1953) is an American illustrator, children's book author, specializing in picture books, and painter. She is most famous for the book Ben's Trumpet, runner-up for the 1980 Caldecott Medal, or Caldecott Honor Book, and winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book honor. Ben's Trumpet was adapted to video and also translated into a ballet by the Boston ballet company BalletRox in 2009. The more than 150 children's books Isadora has written and illustrated span a wide variety of topics, including ballet and dance, American urban culture and family life, life in Africa, and traditional fairy tales. Several of Isadora’s books have been selected by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Isadora was a professional ballet dancer before an injury led to a change of careers.[1] In addition to freelance writing and illustration, Isadora shows and sells oil paintings, many of which reflect her love of dance, as well as her experiences living in Africa and New York City.[2]

Biography

Isadora started dancing as a young girl and went on to study at the School of American Ballet on a scholarship from the Ford Foundation. She studied under New York City Ballet founder and artistic director, George Balanchine, and costume and scenic designer, Rouben Ter-Arutunion.[3] She briefly danced with the Boston Ballet Company, until a foot injury caused her to seek work as a visual artist instead.[1] Her first book published in 1976, Max, is about a boy who realizes that taking ballet can help him become a better baseball player. Max was named an ALA Notable Book. Many of her other works incorporate ballet and dance, most notably the series, Lili at Ballet, Lili on Stage, Lili Backstage, and the Caldecott Honor award-winning Ben's Trumpet, which combines music and dance.[1]

She lived in Africa for almost ten years,[2] and has adapted a number of well-known stories and fairy tales to African settings, including Rapunzel, The Princess and the Pea, Hanzel and Gretel, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Night before Christmas, and The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Isadora's love for visual arts continues as well through her oil paintings. Her solo exhibit in 2016 called "Art of the Dance" featured 25 paintings about classic ballet and modern dance.[4] She has continued to exhibit in multiple shows; in 2019 at ArtNY, The Reveal Art Show in Saratoga Springs, NY and ArtMiami.

Works

Writer and illustrator

  1. Max, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1976
  2. The Potters' Kitchen, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1977
  3. Willaby, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1977
  4. Backstage, with Robert Maiorano, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1978
  5. Ben's Trumpet, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1979
  6. My Ballet Class, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1980
  7. No, Agatha!, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1980
  8. Jesse and Abe, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1981
  9. The Nutcracker, (Retold) Macmillan (New York, NY), 1981
  10. City Seen from A to Z, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1983
  11. Opening Night, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1984
  12. I Hear, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1985
  13. I See, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1985
  14. I Touch, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1985
  15. The Pirates of Bedford Street, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1988
  16. The Princess and the Frog (based on The Frog King and Iron Heinrich by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm), Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1989
  17. Swan Lake: A Ballet Story (based on the ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky), Putnam (New York, NY), 1989
  18. Friends, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1990
  19. Babies, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1990
  20. At the Crossroads, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1991
  21. Over the Green Hills, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1992
  22. Lili at Ballet, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1993
  23. Firebird (based on the ballet by Stravinsky), Putnam (New York, NY), 1994
  24. My Ballet Diary, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1995
  25. Lili on Stage, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1995
  26. The Steadfast Tin Soldier (based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen), Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1996
  27. The Little Match Girl (based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen), Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1996
  28. Lili Backstage, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1997
  29. Young Mozart, Penguin (New York, NY), 1997.
  30. The Little Mermaid (based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen), Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1998.
  31. Isadora Dances, Viking Penguin (New York, NY), 1998
  32. A South African Night, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998
  33. Caribbean Dreams, Putnam (New York, NY), 1998
  34. Listen to the City, Putnam (New York, NY), 1999
  35. ABC Pop!, Viking Penguin (New York, NY), 1999
  36. Sophie Skates, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 1999
  37. 123 Pop!, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 2000
  38. Nick Plays Baseball, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 2001
  39. Bring on That Beat, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 2002
  40. Peekaboo Morning, Penguin Putnam (New York, NY), 2002
  41. Mr. Moon, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 2002
  42. On Your Toes: A Ballet ABC, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 2003
  43. Not Just Tutus, Putnam (New York, NY), 2003
  44. In the Beginning, Putnam (New York, NY), 2003
  45. What a Family, Putnam (New York, NY), 2005
  46. Luke Goes to Bat, Putnam (New York, NY), 2005
  47. Yo, Jo!, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2007
  48. The Princess and the Pea (based on the story by the Brothers Grimm), Putnam Juvenile (2007)
  49. Rapunzel, (based on the story by the Brothers Grimm), Putnam Juvenile (2008)
  50. The Fisherman and His Wife, (based on the story by the Brothers Grimm), Putnam Juvenile (2008)
  51. The Twelve Dancing Princesses (based on the story by the Brothers Grimm), Putnam Juvenile (2008)
  52. Hanzel and Gretel (based on the story by the Brothers Grimm), Putnam Juvenile (2009)
  53. The Night before Christmas, Putnam Juvenile (2009)
  54. The Twelve Days of Christmas, Putnam Juvenile (2010)
  55. Say Hello, Putnam Juvenile, (2010)
  56. There Was a Tree (adapted from the folk song "And the Green Grass Grew All Around"), Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (2012)
  57. Bea at the Ballet, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House (2012)
  58. Old Mikamba Had a Farm, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (2013)
  59. Jake at Gymnastics, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (2014)
  60. Bea in the Nutcracker, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (2015)
  61. I Hear a Pickle, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (2016)
  62. I Just Want to Say Goodnight, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (Pub Date, Fall, 2016)
  63. My Dog Laughs, Nancy Paulsen Books, Division of Penguin Random House, (Pub Date, Spring, 2017)

Illustrator

  • Robert Maiorano, Francisco, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1978
  • Elizabeth Shub, Seeing Is Believing, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1979
  • Robert Maiorano, A Little Interlude, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1980
  • Elizabeth Shub, The White Stallion, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1982
  • Elizabeth Shub, Cutlass in the Snow, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 1986
  • Patricia C. McKissack, Flossie & the Fox, Dial (New York, NY), 1986
  • Ruth Young, Golden Bear, Viking (New York, NY), 1990
  • Sandol Stoddard, editor, Prayers, Praises, and Thanksgivings, Dial (New York, NY), 1992
  • Reeve Lindbergh, Grandfather's Lovesong, Viking (New York, NY), 1993
  • Jane Kurtz, In the Small, Small Night, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 2005
  • Deborah Hopkinson, Saving Strawberry Farm, Greenwillow (New York, NY), 2005
  • Carolyn Vaughan, "Invitation to Ballet: A Celebration of Dance and Degas", The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Abrams Books (2012)

Painter

To view Isadora’s paintings, refer to this link to her Official website, rachelisadora.com.

Awards and honors

  • Max received the 1976 Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year award; Children's Choice award, International Reading Association/Children's Book Council (CBC), 1976; Children's Book Showcase award, CBC, 1977; American Library Association (ALA) notable book citation, and was designated a Reading Rainbow selection
  • 1979 ALA Notable Book citation, for Seeing Is Believing, written by Elizabeth Shub
  • Ben's Trumpet received a Boston Globe/Horn Book honor book for illustration citation in 1979; Best Book for Spring designation, School Library Journal, 1979; and the Caldecott Honor Book award, 1980
  • 1982 Best Book award, School Library Journal, and ALA notable book citation for The White Stallion, by Elizabeth Shub
  • 1982 Children's Book award, New York Public Library, for City Seen from A to Z
  • 1985 Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year award for I Hear and I See
  • 1986 Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year awards for Flossie and the Fox, by Patricia C. McKissack (which also received a 1987 Horn Book honor list citation) and Cutlass in the Snow, by Elizabeth Shub
  • 1991 ALA Notable Book citation for At the Crossroads
  • 2008 Parent's Choice award for "The Fisherman and His Wife"
  • 2011 Virginia Reader's Choice award for "Hansel and Gretel"
  • 2012 Horn Book award for "Bea at Ballet"
  • 2013 ALA Notable Book award for "Old Mikamba Had a Farm"
  • 2013 100 top Children's Books of the Last 100 Years - New York Public Library includes "Ben's Trumpet"
  • 2015 Kirkus Review - 3 Star Reviews for "I Hear a Pickle"
  • 2016 School Library Journal, Amazon Featured Best Book of Month for January - "I Hear a Pickle"

Legacy

Ben's Trumpet was adapted into a jazz ballet choreographed by Tony Williams and debuted by BalletRox in 2009.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gale Children's Author Biography: Rachel Isadora. Accessed 11-14-2013
  2. ^ a b Rachel Isadora 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 11-14-2013
  3. ^ "Rachel Isadora, Author Info, Published Books, Bio, Photo, Video, and More". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. ^ Rawley, Lena. "This Dancer Is Living Her Dream Second Career As an Artist". The Cut. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. ^ Ben's Trumpet BalletRox & WFT Arts Report Issue 72, by Kay Bourne. Accessed 11-14-2013

External links

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Rachel Isadora born 1953 is an American illustrator children s book author specializing in picture books and painter She is most famous for the book Ben s Trumpet runner up for the 1980 Caldecott Medal or Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book honor Ben s Trumpet was adapted to video and also translated into a ballet by the Boston ballet company BalletRox in 2009 The more than 150 children s books Isadora has written and illustrated span a wide variety of topics including ballet and dance American urban culture and family life life in Africa and traditional fairy tales Several of Isadora s books have been selected by Dolly Parton s Imagination Library Isadora was a professional ballet dancer before an injury led to a change of careers 1 In addition to freelance writing and illustration Isadora shows and sells oil paintings many of which reflect her love of dance as well as her experiences living in Africa and New York City 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Writer and illustrator 2 2 Illustrator 2 3 Painter 3 Awards and honors 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditIsadora started dancing as a young girl and went on to study at the School of American Ballet on a scholarship from the Ford Foundation She studied under New York City Ballet founder and artistic director George Balanchine and costume and scenic designer Rouben Ter Arutunion 3 She briefly danced with the Boston Ballet Company until a foot injury caused her to seek work as a visual artist instead 1 Her first book published in 1976 Max is about a boy who realizes that taking ballet can help him become a better baseball player Max was named an ALA Notable Book Many of her other works incorporate ballet and dance most notably the series Lili at Ballet Lili on Stage Lili Backstage and the Caldecott Honor award winning Ben s Trumpet which combines music and dance 1 She lived in Africa for almost ten years 2 and has adapted a number of well known stories and fairy tales to African settings including Rapunzel The Princess and the Pea Hanzel and Gretel The Fisherman and His Wife The Twelve Dancing Princesses The Night before Christmas and The Twelve Days of Christmas Isadora s love for visual arts continues as well through her oil paintings Her solo exhibit in 2016 called Art of the Dance featured 25 paintings about classic ballet and modern dance 4 She has continued to exhibit in multiple shows in 2019 at ArtNY The Reveal Art Show in Saratoga Springs NY and ArtMiami Works EditWriter and illustrator Edit Max Macmillan New York NY 1976 The Potters Kitchen Greenwillow New York NY 1977 Willaby Macmillan New York NY 1977 Backstage with Robert Maiorano Greenwillow New York NY 1978 Ben s Trumpet Greenwillow New York NY 1979 My Ballet Class Greenwillow New York NY 1980 No Agatha Greenwillow New York NY 1980 Jesse and Abe Greenwillow New York NY 1981 The Nutcracker Retold Macmillan New York NY 1981 City Seen from A to Z Greenwillow New York NY 1983 Opening Night Greenwillow New York NY 1984 I Hear Greenwillow New York NY 1985 I See Greenwillow New York NY 1985 I Touch Greenwillow New York NY 1985 The Pirates of Bedford Street Greenwillow New York NY 1988 The Princess and the Frog based on The Frog King and Iron Heinrich by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm Greenwillow New York NY 1989 Swan Lake A Ballet Story based on the ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Putnam New York NY 1989 Friends Greenwillow New York NY 1990 Babies Greenwillow New York NY 1990 At the Crossroads Greenwillow New York NY 1991 Over the Green Hills Greenwillow New York NY 1992 Lili at Ballet Greenwillow New York NY 1993 Firebird based on the ballet by Stravinsky Putnam New York NY 1994 My Ballet Diary Penguin Putnam New York NY 1995 Lili on Stage Penguin Putnam New York NY 1995 The Steadfast Tin Soldier based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen Penguin Putnam New York NY 1996 The Little Match Girl based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen Penguin Putnam New York NY 1996 Lili Backstage Penguin Putnam New York NY 1997 Young Mozart Penguin New York NY 1997 The Little Mermaid based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen Penguin Putnam New York NY 1998 Isadora Dances Viking Penguin New York NY 1998 A South African Night HarperCollins New York NY 1998 Caribbean Dreams Putnam New York NY 1998 Listen to the City Putnam New York NY 1999 ABC Pop Viking Penguin New York NY 1999 Sophie Skates Penguin Putnam New York NY 1999 123 Pop Penguin Putnam New York NY 2000 Nick Plays Baseball Penguin Putnam New York NY 2001 Bring on That Beat Penguin Putnam New York NY 2002 Peekaboo Morning Penguin Putnam New York NY 2002 Mr Moon Greenwillow New York NY 2002 On Your Toes A Ballet ABC Greenwillow New York NY 2003 Not Just Tutus Putnam New York NY 2003 In the Beginning Putnam New York NY 2003 What a Family Putnam New York NY 2005 Luke Goes to Bat Putnam New York NY 2005 Yo Jo Harcourt Orlando FL 2007 The Princess and the Pea based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Putnam Juvenile 2007 Rapunzel based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Putnam Juvenile 2008 The Fisherman and His Wife based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Putnam Juvenile 2008 The Twelve Dancing Princesses based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Putnam Juvenile 2008 Hanzel and Gretel based on the story by the Brothers Grimm Putnam Juvenile 2009 The Night before Christmas Putnam Juvenile 2009 The Twelve Days of Christmas Putnam Juvenile 2010 Say Hello Putnam Juvenile 2010 There Was a Tree adapted from the folk song And the Green Grass Grew All Around Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2012 Bea at the Ballet Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2012 Old Mikamba Had a Farm Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2013 Jake at Gymnastics Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2014 Bea in the Nutcracker Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2015 I Hear a Pickle Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House 2016 I Just Want to Say Goodnight Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House Pub Date Fall 2016 My Dog Laughs Nancy Paulsen Books Division of Penguin Random House Pub Date Spring 2017 Illustrator Edit Robert Maiorano Francisco Macmillan New York NY 1978 Elizabeth Shub Seeing Is Believing Greenwillow New York NY 1979 Robert Maiorano A Little Interlude Coward McCann amp Geoghegan New York NY 1980 Elizabeth Shub The White Stallion Greenwillow New York NY 1982 Elizabeth Shub Cutlass in the Snow Greenwillow New York NY 1986 Patricia C McKissack Flossie amp the Fox Dial New York NY 1986 Ruth Young Golden Bear Viking New York NY 1990 Sandol Stoddard editor Prayers Praises and Thanksgivings Dial New York NY 1992 Reeve Lindbergh Grandfather s Lovesong Viking New York NY 1993 Jane Kurtz In the Small Small Night Greenwillow New York NY 2005 Deborah Hopkinson Saving Strawberry Farm Greenwillow New York NY 2005 Carolyn Vaughan Invitation to Ballet A Celebration of Dance and Degas The Metropolitan Museum of Art Abrams Books 2012 Painter Edit To view Isadora s paintings refer to this link to her Official website rachelisadora com Awards and honors EditMax received the 1976 Child Study Association Children s Book of the Year award Children s Choice award International Reading Association Children s Book Council CBC 1976 Children s Book Showcase award CBC 1977 American Library Association ALA notable book citation and was designated a Reading Rainbow selection 1979 ALA Notable Book citation for Seeing Is Believing written by Elizabeth Shub Ben s Trumpet received a Boston Globe Horn Book honor book for illustration citation in 1979 Best Book for Spring designation School Library Journal 1979 and the Caldecott Honor Book award 1980 1982 Best Book award School Library Journal and ALA notable book citation for The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub 1982 Children s Book award New York Public Library for City Seen from A to Z 1985 Child Study Association Children s Book of the Year award for I Hear and I See 1986 Child Study Association Children s Book of the Year awards for Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C McKissack which also received a 1987 Horn Book honor list citation and Cutlass in the Snow by Elizabeth Shub 1991 ALA Notable Book citation for At the Crossroads 2008 Parent s Choice award for The Fisherman and His Wife 2011 Virginia Reader s Choice award for Hansel and Gretel 2012 Horn Book award for Bea at Ballet 2013 ALA Notable Book award for Old Mikamba Had a Farm 2013 100 top Children s Books of the Last 100 Years New York Public Library includes Ben s Trumpet 2015 Kirkus Review 3 Star Reviews for I Hear a Pickle 2016 School Library Journal Amazon Featured Best Book of Month for January I Hear a Pickle Legacy EditBen s Trumpet was adapted into a jazz ballet choreographed by Tony Williams and debuted by BalletRox in 2009 5 References Edit a b c Gale Children s Author Biography Rachel Isadora Accessed 11 14 2013 a b Rachel Isadora Archived 2015 05 18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 11 14 2013 Rachel Isadora Author Info Published Books Bio Photo Video and More AALBC com the African American Literature Book Club Retrieved 2019 04 01 Rawley Lena This Dancer Is Living Her Dream Second Career As an Artist The Cut Retrieved 2019 04 01 Ben s Trumpet BalletRox amp WFT Arts Report Issue 72 by Kay Bourne Accessed 11 14 2013External links EditOfficial website Rachel Isadora at Library of Congress Authorities with 81 catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel Isadora amp oldid 1085708577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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