The Story of Colors/La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingual Folktale from the Jungles of Chiapas
• Subcomandante Marcos
LITERATURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A beautifully illustrated, bilingual edition of a popular Mexican folktale about how the gods brought colors into a black and white world. The National Endowment for the Arts pulled its funding to the publisher when they realized that the author is the leader of the Zapatista Liberation Army in Chiapas.
(MYA19, $15.95) |
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Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2004 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 50 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. Vocabulary includes numbers, colors, food, animals, and other basic vocabulary that will appeal to young children.
(GEN203, $8.99) |
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Eyewitness Aztec, Inca & Maya
• Elizabeth Baquedano
• Michel Zabe
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 63 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A vivid overview of Mesoamerican cultures, covering art, archaeology, and religion. Though the three cultures are presented together, causing some confusion, there is much here to learn, and it is all vividly illustrated in the large-format Eyewitness style. For children ages 9-12.
(CAM62, $16.99) |
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In the Days of the Vaqueros, America's First True Cowboys
• Russell Freedman
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 80 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Freedman relates the history of the vaqueros, the ranch hands of the Spanish New World who originated the herding techniques later made famous by North American cowboys. The story begins in Hispaniola in 1494 and really picks up steam in Mexico in the 16th century, the age of the barefoot cowboy. It's a social history and celebration of a bygone era, illustrated with archival images and geared for middle schoolers.
(CAM94, $18.00) |
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Monarchs
• Kathryn Lasky
• Christopher Knight
NATURAL HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 63 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
An introduction to the monarch butterfly, written for middle-school age children. Discussions of migration patterns are complemented by beautiful color photographs, making this an enjoyable, educational book.
(BST51, $13.00) |
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Mystery of the Maya: Uncovering the Lost City of Palenque
• Peter Laurie
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One in a series of tales of ancient civilizations and modern archaeology by Peter Laurie for middle school readers. With color photographs of Palenque, the surrounding jungle habitat and modern-day Maya.
(MYA41, $11.95) |
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The Aztec News
• Scott Steedman
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A fun approach to some serious history. This graphically appealing paperback contains the imagined contents of an Aztec newspaper, circa 1520. News items note the ongoing negotiations between Cortez and Montezuma, and feature articles describe Aztec customs and daily life. Kids 10 and up will fall for it.
(MEX96, $6.99) |
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The Corn Grows Ripe
• Dorothy Rhoads
• Jean Charlot
LITERATURE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 88 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A coming-of-age tale set in modern-day Yucatan that draws on Mayan lore and tradition. Tigre, a 12-year-old boy, must sow and harvest the crops to support his family and appease the gods after his father is injured. It's a chapter book with a glossary and beautiful black-and-white drawings by Jean Charlot. A Newbery Honor Book.
(MYA35, $5.99) |
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Esperenza Rising
• Pam Munoz Ryan
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An engaging coming-of-age tale infused with history. When her father dies, 14-year-old Esperanza must abandon her privileged life on a Mexican ranch for the grim reality of 1930s agricultural labor camps in California. Set during the Great Depression, the book weaves together Mexican culture and immigrant life. Munoz loosely based her story on the experiences of her grandmother.
(USW426, $6.99) |
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Heart and Salsa
• Suzanne Nelson
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In the sixth book in the S.A.S.S. (Students Across the Seven Seas) series, Cat Wilcox goes to Mexico to volunteer with her best friend Sabrina -- then Sabrina ditches Cat for a boy. But Cat discovers the enchantment of Mexico, and between hiking in the rain forest, working and diving off waterfalls, she has a little romance of her own.
(MEX170, $6.99) |
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The Tree is Older Than You Are, A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists
• Naomi Shihab Nye
ANTHOLOGY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A bilingual collection of poems with English and Spanish presented on facing pages. The anthology features Mexico's most famous literary figures, including Octavio Paz and Rosario Castellanos. It's an excellent introduction to Mexican culture and creativity for kids ages 10 and up (and adults wanting to learn some Spanish).
(MEX90, $15.99) |
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Popol Vuh
• Victor Montejo
• Luis Garay
RELIGION •
2009 •
PAPER
• 85 PAGES
• FAMILY
A wonderful re-telling of this Maya sacred text, sensitively illustrated. Children will thrill to the tale of the fateful ball game between the underworld gods and the Hero Twins, and parents will appreciate the inclusion of some commentary on Spanish imperialism. Translated from the Spanish.
(MYA28, $12.95) |
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