When Water Flows
$24.34
- Board Book
26 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2024
Summary
Derived from Mexican Indigenous wisdom, this is the second title in a series of poetic board books centering around establishing an authentic, heartfelt connection with nature.
Using Mexican concepts, this poignantly lyrical series invites young children to pay witness to nature, to value it, and to become a steward of the planet. Water is essential to all life on earth-it helps us grow, it feeds us, it cleanses us, and it heals us. Its fluidity touches and gives life to every being, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593659205 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593659201 |
| Author: | Aida Salazar, Caribay M. Benavides |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 26 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 323g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 216mm x 152mm |
| Series: | My Living World |
| Audience Age: | 1-3 |
Critics Review
“With the inclusion of both Spanish and English words, this is a useful and beautiful title for all libraries.” —School Library Journal
Aida Salazar
Aida Salazar
Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the critically acclaimed middle-grade verse novels The Moon Within and Land of the Cranes.
Her other books include:
- In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of Immigrants of Color (Orchard Books)
- Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter (Scholastic Press)
- A Seed in the Sun (Dial)
- My New Gift: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors (Candlewick)
Aida is a founding member of LAS MUSAS, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her story “By the Light of the Moon” was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in a teal house in Oakland, California.
Caribay Marquina Benavides
Caribay Marquina Benavides is an artist from Merida, Venezuela, and is currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a graphic designer and illustrator whose art is influenced by a nostalgia for the nature of her homeland. Caribay’s work spans from commercial to editorial illustration, designing for clients all around the world.
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