An inspirational retelling of the still powerfully moving legend of Our Lady of Guadalupe, seen by a Mexican peasant only ten years after the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1531, features three-dimensional pop-up illustrations.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Children's Books

Serrano, Francisco

Valeriano, Antonio

Literature & Fiction

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS *

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Heaven and beloved by her people, is presented in this lavish and extraordinary pop-up book that tells the story of how she appeared to Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac so many years ago.

La Virgen de Guadalupe: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Spanish-Language Edition (Spanish Edition)

One of ancient Mexico’s most remarkable rulers, Nezahualcóyotl was a brilliant poet, architect, and engineer. After reclaiming the throne stolen by his murderous uncle, the Poet King became a great ruler who built palaces, libraries, aqueducts, and gardens. Though he endured many tragedies, his poetry brought him comfort and secured his reputation as a literary master. Nezahualcóyotl’s amazing life and achievements are related here in a unique combination of biography and poetry. Though written at a child’s level, this beautifully crafted and lushly illustrated story thrills and informs readers of all ages.

The Poet King of Tezcoco: A Great Leader of Ancient Mexico

Biographies

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most important religious icon in the Americas. This lavish pop-up tells her story and that of Juan Diego, the humble Mexican peasant to whom she appeared on a hill in Tepeyac. The Virgin tells Juan Diego that Tepeyac is the place where she would like her sacred house built, that she will love and help all who seek her there, and that he must relay this to the bishop. At first Juan Diego is not believed, and the bishop asks that he return with proof. Vivid pop-ups convey the anticipation when the Virgin tells him to fill his cloak with flowers and the thrill as Juan Diego presents the flowers to the bishop, revealing a beautiful image of the Virgin on his cloak.

Religions

In the early 1500s, Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors defeated the great Aztec Empire, built a new city for colonists from Spain and took control of vast lands stretching from today’s southwestern US down through most of Central America. But many people don’t know that one of the reasons for the success of this conquest was the invaluable help of a beautiful woman, Princess Malinali, known today as La Malinche. She was a Náhuatl princess from the coast lands of Tabasco whose kingdom was at war with the Aztec Empire. Because of her knowledge of Maya and Náhuatl languages, and her rapid acquisition of Spanish, she came to act as an interpreter and advisor to Cortés. She also bore him a child. La Malinche is described here as she often is in Mexico as the embodiment of a new culture, one in which the mixing of races, Spanish and Aztec, created a new world. This view is not shared by all Mexicans, however. For some La Malinche is the symbol of a great betrayal that led to the death of millions of her fellow indigenous people. No one disagrees, however, that La Malinche was an extraordinary woman, whose life is fundamental to understanding the history of ancient and modern Mexico. Includes beautiful illustrations by Pablo Serrano, maps, a timeline and further reading.

La Malinche (Groundwood Books)

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Science Fiction

Episkaia

Después de la llegada de los españoles a México, portadores de una nueva religión, la Virgen de Guadalupe se le aparece en el cerro de Tepeyac al indio Juan Diego dando origen a la consciencia de la fe en México.

La Virgen de Guadalupe

Francisco Serrano

Religion & Spirituality

CIDCLI

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