Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando Con Madre Tierra (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780888996268)

An Americas Award Commended Title

Raw, honest and powerful, these moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young Indigenous boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he is healed from the terrible wounds of racism he has endured. Tetl has learned from his grandmother about the spirituality of his ancestors, about how they viewed the earth as alive with sacred meaning. This helps him move from doubt and fear, created by the taunts of other children, to self-acceptance and a discovery of his love for nature.

Mountains, wind, corn and stones all speak to Tetl, almost seeming to vibrate with life. He feels deep roots in them and, through them, he learns to speak and sing. They reveal his Nahuatl self and he realizes that he is special, beautiful and sacred.These gripping poems have something to teach us all, perhaps especially those who have been either intentionally or casually cruel or racist, as well as those who have been the victims of racism.

Author: Jorge Argueta, Luc? Angela P駻ez
ISBN-10: 0888996268
ISBN-13: 9780888996268
Publisher: Libros Tigrillo
Language: English
Published: 04/24/2006
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.26h x 8.96w x 0.32d
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2006 pg. 568
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 144
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 165 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 06/01/2007 pg. 74
Criticas 06/19/2006