Bøger af Maria Garcia Esperon

Una colección de historias desde el borde de Argentina hasta AlaskaQuince mil años antes de que los Europeos pisarán las Américas, la gente ya se había propagado de punta a punta y de costa a costa. Como todos los humanos, estos Nativos Americanos buscaban comprender su lugar en el universo, la naturaleza de su relación con lo divino, y el origen del mundo en el que habían emergido sus antepasados.Las respuestas se encuentran en sus historias sagradas.La autora María García Esperon, la ilustradora Amanda Mijangos, y el traductor David Bowles nos han regalado un tesoro. Sus talentos han tejido esta colección de historias de naciones y culturas en nuestros dos continentes – el Mundo Rodeado del Mar, como lo llamaban los Aztecas – desde la orilla de Argentina hasta lo mas alto de Alaska.La lista de Em Querido busca presentar los mejores libros traducidos de todo el mundo a una audiencia Estadounidense. Nos sentimos afortunados de traerte este libro en nuestra lista inaugural, con el deseo de que sea una verdadera

Batchelder Award Honor BookSchool Library Journal Best of the YearKirkus Best of the YearBooklist Editors' ChoiceEvanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for KidsChicago Public Library's Best of the BestABC Group Best Books for Young Readers"Hypnotizing...Provocative...Disarming"—The New York Times"Evocative and stirring...mesmerizing to read aloud."—The Wall Street Journal★ "Visually striking...full of vivid language."—Publishers Weekly (starred)★ "A rich anthology to understand and delight in Native traditions."—Booklist (starred)★ "Begs to be read aloud."—Kirkus (starred)★ "Impressive, handsome, and universally appealing."—Horn Book (starred)★ "Breathtaking and simply beautiful."—School Library Journal (starred)★ "The language sparkles and the tales beg to be read aloud."—School Library Connection (starred)"Visually arresting, captivating collection of traditional stories."—Shelf-Awareness"David Bowles' graceful translation renders this volume an excellent addition to any storytelling collection."—BCCB"One-of-a-kind...A collection that will appeal to children, but also to any lover and collector of books."—BookRiotA collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents¿the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it—from the Andes all the way up to Alaska.Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread from tip to tip and coast to coast. Like all humans, these Native Americans sought to understand their place in the universe, the nature of their relationship with the divine, and the origin of the world into which their ancestors had emerged. The answers lay in their sacred stories.