Showing posts with label Central America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central America. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 September 2022

World Kid Lit Month 2022: Day 15: A book translated from a language you don't know

Bingo: A book translated from a language you don't know:

The sea-ringed world: sacred stories of the Americas.
María García Esperón; illus Amanda Mijangos; trans David Bowles.

Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures from Argentina to Alaska.


Wednesday, 15 September 2021

World Kid Lit Month 2021: MEXICO

MEXICO: 

The sea-ringed world: sacred stories of the Americas. 

By María García Esperón; illustrated by Amanda Mijangos; translated by David Bowles. 

Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across North and South America, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.

Wednesday, 8 September 2021

World Kid Lit Month: EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR: 

Alfredito flies home. 

By Jorge Argueta; illustrated by Luis Garay; translated by Elisa Amado. 

Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to El Salvador for Christmas. It will be their first visit back since they left as refugees and made their way to California on foot. But this time they're flying! 

Monday, 6 September 2021

World Kid Lit Month 2021: COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA: 

When woman became the sea: a Costa Rican creation myth. 

By Susan Strauss; illustrated by Cristina Acosta. 

Sibu creates a woman to be the wife of Thunder but when she asserts her independence from both of them, a spectacular tree and all the beautiful waters of the world spring forth from her.