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The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mex
Contributor(s): Nye, Naomi Shihab (Author)

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ISBN: 0689820879 ISBN-13: 9780689820878
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1998
Annotation: This gathering of poems and stories, told in both the original Spanish and translated English, transcends borders as it invites readers into a shared world of ideas, visions and dreams. Sixty-four great Mexican writers and painters are collected here, including Rosario Castellanos, Alberta Blanco, Octavio Paz, and Julio Galan.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America

Dewey: 860.9

LCCN: 95- 1565

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" L (1.00 lbs) 112 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/13/1998

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Publisher Description:
A beautiful collection of bilingual poems and stories from Mexico, paired with paintings by Mexican artists.

"Remember, the tree is older than you are and you might find stories in its branches."

So begins this wondrous collection of poems and stories from Mexico that invites us to imagine a car as sweet as strawberry ice cream, skin that kisses air and breeze-waving hair, a rabbit with little ears, a frog that runs instead of hops, and taxis filled with ghosts. Richly colored paintings interspersed throughout express not just the meaning of the words, but the magic within them.

Contributor Bio(s): Nye, Naomi Shihab: - Naomi Shihab Nye is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared widely. She edited the ALA Notable international poetry collection, This Same Sky, and The Tree Is Older Than You Are: Poems and Paintings from Mexico, as well as The Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East. Her books of poems include Fuel, Red Suitcase, and Words Under the Words. A Guggenheim fellow, she is also the author of the young adult novel Habibi, which was named an ALA Notable Book, a Best Book for Young Adults, and winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award as well as the Book Publishers of Texas award from the Texas Institute of Letters. Naomi lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, Michael, and their son, Madison.

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