Tonatiuh, Duncan

"Galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh da vida a una querida leyenda mexicana Mencion de Honor del Premio Pura Belpre al Ilustrador y un Libro Infantil Notable de ALA/ALSC! "A palette of earthy, evocative colors . . . A genuine triumph." -Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Use this Aztec legend to inspire readers while teaching a bit about dramatic irony." -School Library Journal Itza era la princesa mas hermosa de la tierra, y muchos pretendientes viajaban de todas partes para cortejarla. Aun siendo la hija del emperador, Itza no queria casarse con un hombre de poder y riqueza. En cambio, se enamoro de Popoca, un valiente guerrero que peleaba en el ejercito de su padre, quien no le ofrecio riquezas, sino la promesa de quedarse a su lado para siempre. El emperador no queria que su hija se casara con un simple guerrero, aunque reconocia la valentia de Popoca. Por lo que le ofrecio un trato: si el guerrero lograba derrotar a su enemigo, Garra de Jaguar, entonces el emperador les permitiria casarse a Itza y a Popoca. Pero Garra de Jaguar tenia un plan para frustrar al guerrero. Estara todo perdido? Hoy existen dos majestuosos volcanes, Popocatepetl e Iztaccihuatl, que pueden verse desde la Ciudad de Mexico. Ellos han sido admirados y venerados por muchas generaciones, dando origen a varias historias y mitos acerca de su creacion. En La princesa y el guerrero, el premiado autor e ilustrador Duncan Tonatiuh nos relata una de las leyendas mas queridas de Mexico. La integracion de palabras en nahuatl (definidas con una guia de pronunciacion en el glosario) en la narracion brinda una gran oportunidad para presentar y explorar otra faceta de la antigua cultura azteca. "--Provided by publisher.

"Using his signature illustration style and [Jos? de la] Luz's diary entries from the war, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of a Mexican American war hero and his fight for equality"--Jacket flap of English version.

Lyrical prose and illustrations, inspired by pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of arguably the greatest capoeirista of all time, Mestre Bimba, who fought to turn a misunderstood, persecuted Afro-Brazilian activity into a celebrated art practiced by millions around the world.

Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.

A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist Jos? Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.

"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by publisher.

Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at heart the boys are very similar.

This pre-Columbian creation myth tells the story of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent, one of the most important deities in ancient Mesoamerica and his quest to create humankind. The gods tried to make humans during each sun, or age, but each time failed. So when they grew tired, only one did not give up: Quetzalcoatl.

When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote.