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A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters
- Title
- A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters / Duncan Tonatiuh.
- Author
- Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Publication
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
- ©2022
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 23-170 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- 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 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
- Alternative Title
- Dreams of young Mexihcah word painters
- Subject
- To 1519
- Manuscripts > Juvenile literature
- Books and reading > Juvenile literature
- Mixtec Indians > Juvenile literature
- Indians of Mexico > Juvenile literature
- Manuscripts > Juvenile fiction
- Books and reading > Juvenile fiction
- Mixtec Indians > Juvenile fiction
- Indians of Mexico > Juvenile fiction
- Books and reading
- Mixtec Indians
- Indians of Mexico
- Manuscripts
- Mexico > History > To 1519 > Juvenile literature
- Mexico > History > To 1519 > Juvenile fiction
- Mexico
- Genre/Form
- Picture books.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Informational works.
- History.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes glossary of Nahuatl words, author's note, and bibliographical references.
- Audience (note)
- Ages 4 to 8.
- Grades: PreS-3.
- Awards (note)
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor Book, 2023.
- Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.
- Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards, Nonfiction, 2022.
- CSMCL. Best Books, 2022.
- Call Number
- JFF 23-170
- ISBN
- 9781419749421
- 1419749420
- LCCN
- 2021059462
- OCLC
- 1293450765
- Author
- Tonatiuh, Duncan, author, illustrator. Author. Illustrator
- Title
- A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters / Duncan Tonatiuh.
- Publisher
- New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes glossary of Nahuatl words, author's note, and bibliographical references.
- Audience
- Ages 4 to 8. Abrams Books for Young Readers.Grades: PreS-3.
- Awards
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor Book, 2023.Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023.Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards, Nonfiction, 2022.CSMCL. Best Books, 2022.
- Chronological Term
- To 1519
- Research Call Number
- JFF 23-170