A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters
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Author
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Tonatiuh, D
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Fiction Tonatiuh, D
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Southside - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Tonatiuh, D
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Fiction Tonatiuh, D
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.3, 1 Points
Level 4.3, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes glossary of Nahuatl words, author's note, and bibliographical references.
Description
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.
Description
"A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. Her parents and others paint the codices to tell the story of their people's way of life, documenting their history, science, tributes, and sacred rituals. Duncan Tonatiuh's lyrical prose and beloved illustration style, inspired by the pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of how -- contrary to the historical narrative that European colonizers bestowed "civilization" and knowledge to the Americas -- the Aztec and their neighbors in the Valley of Mexico painted books and records long before Columbus arrived, and continued doing so among their Nahua-speaking descendants for generations after the Spanish Conquest." -- Amazon.com.
Target Audience
Ages 4 to 8.,Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,4.3,0.5,518765.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile literature.
Creative nonfiction.
Fiction.
Illustrated works.
Indians of Mexico -- Juvenile fiction.
Indians of Mexico -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Manuscripts -- Juvenile fiction.
Manuscripts -- Juvenile literature.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Juvenile literature.
Mixtec Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Books and reading -- Juvenile literature.
Creative nonfiction.
Fiction.
Illustrated works.
Indians of Mexico -- Juvenile fiction.
Indians of Mexico -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Manuscripts -- Juvenile fiction.
Manuscripts -- Juvenile literature.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Juvenile fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Juvenile literature.
Mixtec Indians -- Juvenile fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Other Subjects
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Children's stories -- Pictorial works.
Indians of Mexico -- Fiction.
Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Fiction.
Native Americans -- Mexico -- Fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Children's stories -- Pictorial works.
Indians of Mexico -- Fiction.
Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Manuscripts -- Fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Fiction.
Mexico -- History -- To 1519 -- Fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Fiction.
Mixtec Indians -- Fiction.
Native Americans -- Mexico -- Fiction.