Bosque de Don Margarito = Margarito's forest /

Carter, Andy, 1948-

Bosque de Don Margarito = Margarito's forest / Margarito's forest by Andy Carter ; illustrations by Allison Havens ; K'iche tranlations by Eduardo Elas and Manuel Hernandez ; translated by Omar Mejia. - [United States?] : Hard Ball Press, c2016. - 38 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Translated from the English. In statement of responsibility "translations" is misspelled as tranlations.

Margarito's Forest, a bilingual book in English and Spanish with excerpts in K'iche', is based on the life of Don Margarito Esteban Alvarez Velazquez as told by his daughter, Dona Maria Guadalupe. It is a story of Maya culture and wisdom passed from one generation to the next. As the devastating effects of climate change become clear, Don Margarito's life and the ways of the Maya offer timely wisdom for a planet in peril.


Text mainly in English and Spanish with some Quiche.

Americas Award commended title, 2017.

9780997979701 0997979704 9780997979725 0997979720 9781612443195 1612443192


Mayas--Guatemala--Juvenile fiction.
Forests and forestry--Juvenile fiction.
Gardening--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Wisdom--Juvenile fiction.


Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Biographical fiction.

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