{"product_id":"maria-the-monarch-homero-aridjis-9781942134336","title":"Maria the Monarch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I highly recommend this extraordinary trip to the kingdom of the monarch.\"--Dr. Lincoln Brower, Sweet Briar College, the world's leading expert on the Monarch butterfly \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach year, in the Mexican town of Contepec, migrating Monarch butterflies spend the winter in the temperate forests of Mexico. This children's book is an adventure story about two courageous cousins Er ndira and Corina. With the help of their community as well as Maria the Monarch butterfly, who speaks to them in their dreams, they save the lives of millions of Monarch butterflies threatened by illegal logging and traffickers of wild animals. Together they help preserve the natural and cultural wealth of their homeland. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an afterword \"The Monarch: A Tireless Traveler\" Betty Ferber describes the life and evolution of the Monarch butterfly, its migration from North to South America, and the establishment of the sanctuaries in Mexico and the laws that protect them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomero Aridjis\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Latin America's greatest living writers and environmental activists, is the author forty-eight books of poetry and prose including \u003cem\u003eEyes to See Otherwise\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eNew Directions\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eSolar Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (City Lights), and \u003cem\u003e1492: The Life and Times of Juan Cabezon of Castile\u003c\/em\u003e (University of New Mexico Press). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuan Carlos Palomino\u003c\/strong\u003e won first place in the IV Catalog Iberoamerican Illustration in 2013 for his illustrations for \u003cem\u003eSamir and Yonatan\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Ediciones Castillo. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEva Aridjis\u003c\/em\u003e is a filmmaker whose prize-winning films include \u003cem\u003eTaxidermy: The Art of Imitating Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBilly Twist\u003c\/em\u003e, which played at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, she filmed \u003cem\u003eNi os de la Calle (Children of the Street)\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing attention to Mexico City's poverty epidemic. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetty Ferber\u003c\/strong\u003e is the International Coordinator of the environmentalist collective Grupo de los Cien (Group of 100) and translator of Homero Aridjis's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Homero Aridjis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942134339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942134336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandel Vilar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 10.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2017","brand":"Homero Aridjis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994355925247,"sku":"9781942134336","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7b28318-ecf8-4244-80bd-cf9747e55a97.jpg?v=1683329657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maria-the-monarch-homero-aridjis-9781942134336","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}