The Magical Skies of Sumpango/Los Cielos Magicos de Sumpango

By Kimberly Mathis Pitts

Each year, the Guatemalan town of Sumpango hosts a Giant Kite Festival. Through the Magical Skies of Sumpango, a bilingual, English and Spanish children's book, readers are introduced to the colorful tradition of barriletes, or giant kites. The cultural significance of the All Saint's Day festival is told through the story of Maya, a young girl who is coming to terms with the death of her grandmother.

Available in hardback: ISBN: 978-1-7334252-0-9 US$19.97

Author Kimberly Mathis Pitts, a native of Sylva, North Carolina, completed a B.A. in Spanish from Western Carolina University. She earned a M.A. in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Mexico. With over 20 years of experience in bilingual education, she has taught elementary, high school, and college courses in Mexico and the United States.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1733425209
• ISBN13: 9781733425209
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Vista Tranquila Publishers, LLC
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4