César

Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National Farm Workers Association, an organization that fought for basic rights for farm workers. In powerful poems and dramatic stylized illustrations, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Díaz pay tribute to Chavez's legacy helping migrant workers improve their lives by doing things by themselves for themselves.

"My name is Book and I'll tell you the story of my life." Nonfiction like you've never read it before! Quirky and humorous, part poetry, part reflection, this is the story of the book told by none other than Book himself! This extraordinary character begins by reminding us of his origins in oral story and clay tablets, then ponders on papyrus, parchment and paper, and on being a scroll who finally gets a spine. We see him lovingly illuminated by monks in medieval monasteries, then witness the massive changes brought about by the invention of the printing press, and the coming of paperbacks...

Lakshmi se ha separado de su familia y camina hacia la ciudad. Aún desconoce que allí no trabajará de criada en una casa rica para enviar dinero a su familia. Aún desconoce que tendrá que hacer cosas horribles con hombres horribles para poder sobrevivir. Lakshmi imagina leche y azúcar para su familia. Aún desconoce que las cosas no son siempre como se imaginan.

A través de textos y crónicas que juegan en la delicada línea entre lo completamente personal y aquello que es extrapolable a lo universal, Eduardo Halfon nos habla de la lectura, las bibliotecas y la escritura. Bajo esas temáticas podemos descubrir la genealogía familiar, los prejuicios de clase, y hasta breves anécdotas tan íntimas como intimidatorias. En un pequeño libro, un gran mundo.

María Cristina Ramos, autora de referencia, nos deleita y divierte con este libro en los que se habla de peces, de hormigas, de vuelos y bailes.Poemas frescos y bellos que tienen el poder de ponerte de buen humor de forma instantánea.