Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra: Poems/Poemas (Dual Eng/Sph) by Jorge Argueta; Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez
	List Price:   $17.95 Unit Price:   $14.36 You Save:   $3.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   0888996268 ISBN-13:   9780888996268 Publisher:   Groundwood Books; Groundwood Books Category:   Spanish Books, Dual Language Pub. Date:   June 2006 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards Ages:   5 to 8
Awards
2007  Bluebonnet Award  Winner!  2004  Pura Belpre Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Esta obra literaria biling?e, se caracteriza por la belleza y la profundidad de las expresiones aqu? contenidas. Argueta, su autor, un indio de Pipil Nahua, guarda en su memoria hermosos y v?vidos recuerdos de su ni?ez en El Salvador rural, como tambi?n de su profunda conexi?n con la Madre Tierra. Los poemas dedicados al fuego, al viento, y al agua, se refieren a ?stos como si tuviesen vida propia proporcion?ndonos fuerzas amigas y protectoras. Las ilustraciones de P?rez son coloridas y detalladas, incorporando muchos iconos ind?genas, sin embargo no pueden transmitir e interpretar toda la fuerza de las palabras del autor en estos hermosos poemas. Los versos se pueden compartir con los j?venes en voz alta o disfrutarlos en forma independiente. Una colecci?n ?nica y encantadora. Tetl’s skin is brown, his eyes are black, and his hair is long. He’s different from the other children, whose taunts wound him deeply, leaving him confused and afraid. But Tetl’s grandmother knows the ancient teachings of their Aztec ancestors, and how they viewed the earth as alive with sacred meaning. With her help, he learns to listen to the mountains, wind, corn, and stones. Tetl's journey from self-doubt to proud acceptance of his Nahuatl heritage is told in a series of powerful poems, beautifully expressed in both English and Spanish. Vivid illustrations celebrate nature’s redemptive powers, offering a perfect complement to the poignant story.