Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! - Hardcover

A photo-essay about the history and practice of Capoeira, a centuries-old Brazilian martial art incorporating traditional movements and rhythmic music, that is popular today as an energetic game played throughout the United States and around the world.

GEORGE ANCONA is an award-winning author and photographer of books for young readers. His vivid photographs invite children to enter into new cultures and explore new ideas. Ancona has more than one hundred books to his credit and has won numerous awards, including the Pura Belpré Award, Américas Award, and a variety of notables. He first became interested in capoeria after seeing it played on the streets of Brazil, his wife’s homeland. Ancona lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Below is a selected list of titles.

GEORGE ANCONA is an award-winning author and photographer of books for young readers. His vivid photographs invite children to enter into new cultures and explore new ideas. Ancona has more than one hundred books to his credit and has won numerous awards, including the Pura Belpré Award, Américas Award, and a variety of notables. He first became interested in capoeria after seeing it played on the streets of Brazil, his wife’s homeland. Ancona lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.