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Leo Politi

Atiglio Leoni Politi (November 21, 1908 – March 26, 1996) was an American artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 children's books, as well as Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (1964), intended for adults. His works often celebrated cultural diversity, and many were published in both English and Spanish.

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Italian-American artist and children's writer (1908-1996)

Born 21 November 1908
Died 26 March 1996

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  • Cover of: Song of the swallows

    Cover of edition songofswallows0000poli_x5u5 First published in 1948 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Pedro the Angel of Olvera Street

    First published in 1946 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Moy Moy

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  • Cover of: The butterflies come.

    Cover of edition butterfliescome00poli Cover of edition butterfliescome00poli First published in 1957 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Piccolo's prank

    Cover of edition piccolosprank00poli First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A boat for Peppe.

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The mission bell.

    First published in 1953 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Lito and the clown

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Little Leo.

    First published in 1951 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rosa

    First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales of the Los Angeles parks

    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Around the world, around our town: recipes from San Pedro

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Three stalks of corn

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Bunker Hill, Los Angeles: reminiscences of bygone days.

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Gorilla Did It

    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1938 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mr. Fong's toy shop

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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Italian-American artist and children's writer (1908-1996)

Born 21 November 1908
Died 26 March 1996

Subjects

Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Mexican Americans, Christmas, Juvenile literature, Pictorial works, Biography, Chinese Americans, Christmas stories, Cooking, Social life and customs, collectionID:caldecotthonor40, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, American Cooking, Angels, fiction, Animals, Birthdays, fiction, Boats and boating, Brothers and sisters, Buildings, structures, Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Medal Books, 1950, California, fiction, Catalogs

Places

Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Italy, Los Angeles, Mexico, Redlands, Redlands (Calif.), United States

People

Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226), Junípero Serra (1713-1784)

Time

To 1846

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Alternative names

  • Atiglio Leoni Politi

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December 24, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 24, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 22, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import