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Niños
On September 11, 1973, a military coup plunged Chile into seventeen long years of dictatorial rule. Only the return of democracy could reveal the full horrors of Augusto Pinochet’s regime: 3,197 people dead or disappeared—including thirty-four children under the age of fourteen. This book is a stirring memorial to those victims and to the cost of extremism. Thirty-four poems—one for each child lost—consider the diverse hopes of these fragile young lives. From Alicia to Jaime, Héctor to Paola, Soledad to Rafael, they were brave and creative, thoughtful and strong. In these pages, some children watch for the changing seasons. Some listen for new sounds on rainy afternoons. And some can’t wait for their next birthday. Featuring gentle, emotive poems and soft, pastel-toned illustrations, Niños is an unforgettable tribute to the children of Pinochet’s Chile and all those threatened by political violence across the world.
How to Order the Universe
A San Francisco Chronicle and Southwest Review Best Book of the Year and A World Literature Today Notable Translation of the Year “A dreamscape of a book. I adored this compelling, wise, and utterly unique coming-of-age tale.” —Tara Conklin For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D’s life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father’s trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies against the backdrop of Pinochet-era Chile. As father and daughter trek from town to town in their old Renault, M’s memories and thoughts become tied to a language of rural commerce, philosophy, the cosmos, hardwar...
How to Turn Into a Bird
A Washington Post and Ms. Magazine Best Book of December “This book is a gift.” —Megan McDowell From the award-winning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautifully details the life and lessons of an unconventional man and the boy who loves him. After years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ramón accepts a peculiar job: to look after a Coca-Cola billboard located by the highway. And it doesn’t take long for Ramón to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home. Twelve-year-old Miguel is enchanted by his uncle’s unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ramón a madman b...
Mexique
Follows a group of 456 children whose families sent them to Mexico aboard the Mexique at the start of the Spanish Civil War for what was expected to be a short stay. Includes historical notes.
Había luz o algo parecido a la luz
María José Ferrada se ha hecho conocida como “autora de libros infantiles”, aunque la etiqueta no le hace suficiente mérito. Esta escritora se pasea en las diferentes edades de los textos con soltura, demostrando que las clasificaciones pueden ser muy útiles para las ferreterías o los deportes, pero no así para el arte; en su trabajo persiste un todo emancipador que captura la belleza de diferentes esferas, a distintos niveles, y nos habla a todos en un lenguaje comprensible cualquiera sea nuestra edad. La etiqueta, en el caso de Ferrada, sólo sirve para ponernos en la absurda necesidad de recordar que Kramp (2017), su primera novela “para adultos”, ganó el Premio a Mejor Nov...
Agua
Una perrita da a luz a siete cachorros. Mientras tanto, fuertes tormentas hacen que la tierra se desprenda y el barro lo inunde todo. “¿Dónde están mis cachorros?”, se pregunta, desesperada, la protagonista, y se zambulle una y otra vez para intentar rescatarlos. El instinto maternal no hará distinción entre especies y alcanzará también para salvar a los cachorros humanos.
El gigante egoísta
Un jardín que necesita de la risa de los niños y niñas para florecer y un gigante que aprende que la mayor riqueza es la que se comparte.
Natura (English and Spanish Edition)
The world is full of signals, some imperceptible to the eyes of those who didn't learn to see them. That is the heart of Natura, the inaugural bilingual title from Tapioca Stories, where the reader is invited on a journey of discovery. Presented in both English and Spanish, the invisible waits to be revealed on each page--in the leaves, the trees, and the secrets of this metaphorical forest. The lyrical voice resounds with tranquility, offering us a quiet vision of the fleeting miracles of birds, spiderwebs, and deer hidden amid the foliage. It is only through the searching gaze of a child that we can perceive these hidden marvels, capturing their brief existence, for a moment, in our retina...
12 historias minúsculas de la tierra, el cielo y el mar
Publicado inicialmente como una autoedición el año 2005, este libro vuelve a estar disponible para sus lectores dentro de la colección Lectorcitos. Cada pequeña historia aquí recopilada entrega a sus lectores una imagen, una diminuta pincelada, que los invita a mirar la vida bajo otro lente y a sorprenderse con algunas de las maravillas que nos rodean y a las que no siempre prestamos atención.
Tokio sobre tela
En esta este manual de bordado la artista Yumi Hoops nos abre las puertas no solo a las icónicas imágenes de la capital japonesa, también a las técnicas y recursos que pueden convertir nuestros bordados en piezas únicas. Un repaso a las herramientas y materiales básicos para crear nuestros bordados. Una introducción a las técnicas que nos ampliarán los horizontes creativos: transferir los diseños, preparar la tela y cerrar el bordado. Desde un broche de ramen y una típica alcantarilla Manhoru hasta el mítico barrio de Akihabara y las vending machines, con estos 15 proyectos aprenderás a bordar Tokio en su máximo esplendor.
