![]() So Omega’s family keeps to themselves, and in private, they’re Empaths-diviners who can read and manipulate the emotions of people and objects around them. But over the years, the town's reputation for the supernatural is no longer one the people carry with pride. Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza by Laekan Zea Kemp - Omega Morales’s family has been practicing magic for centuries in Noche Buena. From an award-winning author-illustrator, A Land of Books pays tribute to Mesoamerican ingenuity and celebrates the universal power of books. 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. 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. ![]() She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. PB - 7 and upĪ Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters by Duncan Tonatiuh - A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. With gorgeous illustrations by Juan Manuel Moreno, this picture book serves as an account of the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria and the strength of the people who continue to rebuild to this day. Puerto Rican author Anna Orenstein-Cardona weaves an epic tale based on the true story of this bearded watchdog of the island, how the tree was impacted by Hurricane Maria, and how a group of people rallied together to save it. This lushly illustrated and evocatively written picture book tells the story of the majestic jagüey blanco, one of the most beloved trees in the city of Old San Juan. This beloved tree stood on the shore of the island for over a hundred years-until the fateful time when the biggest hurricane in Puerto Rico's history slammed into the island, devastating communities and uprooting that very tree. ![]() Long roots hung from his wide-spreading branches and his emerald, leafy crown greeted all who passed by. ![]() His enormous twisted trunk rose up beside the San Juan Gate. The Tree of Hope: The Miraculous Rescue of Puerto Rico’s Banyan Tree by Anna Orenstein-Cardona, illustrated by Juan Manuel Moreno - On the tropical island of Puerto Rico, there was an ancient banyan tree. ![]()
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