A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters

by Duncan Tonatiuh

Book Overview

Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscripts and culture in his picture book A Land of Books.

A 2023 Pura Belpr Youth Illustration Honor Book

Our world, little brother, is an amoxtlalpan, a land of books.
In the jungles where the jaguar dwells, the Mayas make books.
In the mountains the cloud people, the Mixtecs, make them as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419749420
• ISBN13: 9781419749421
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3