{"product_id":"a-land-of-books-dreams-of-young-mexihcah-word-painters","title":"A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters","description":"Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscripts and culture in his picture book A Land of Books.\n\nA 2023 Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor Book\n\nOur world, little brother, is an amoxtlalpan, a land of books.\nIn the jungles where the jaguar dwells, the Mayas make books.\nIn the mountains the cloud people, the Mixtecs, make them as well. So do others in the coast and in the forests.\nAnd we the Mexica of the mighty Aztec empire, who dwell in the valley of the volcanoes, make them too.\n\nA young Aztec girl tells her little brother how their parents create beautiful painted manuscripts, or codices. She explains to him how paper is made from local plants and how the long paper is folded into a book. Her parents and others paint the codices to tell the story of their people’s way of life, documenting their history, science, tributes, and sacred rituals.\n\nDuncan Tonatiuh’s lyrical prose and beloved illustration style, inspired by the pre-Columbian codices, tell the story of how—contrary to the historical narrative that European colonizers bestowed “civilization” and knowledge to the Americas—the Aztec and their neighbors in the Valley of Mexico painted books and records long before Columbus arrived, and continued doing so among their Nahua-speaking descendants for generations after the Spanish Conquest. From an award-winning author-illustrator, A Land of Books pays tribute to Mesoamerican ingenuity and celebrates the universal power of books.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419749420\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1419749420.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tonatiuh, Duncan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41643799806010,"sku":"DBV.1419749420.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1419749420-0.jpg?v=1789096456","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-land-of-books-dreams-of-young-mexihcah-word-painters","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}