Con la cabeza en alto
Cómo una comunidad amazónica protegió la selva
$34.73
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2023
Summary
Patricia (Paty) Gualinga grew up in her Kichwa village in the Amazon of Ecuador where mystical beings called Amazanga help protect the forest. Paty traveled away from home for school until she was called back-companies that said the government sold them property were destroying her people’s lands to look for oil. The Kichwa community worked with other Indigenous groups to bring the Ecuadorian government to the Court of Human Rights.
Lyrically told and beautifully illustrated, this mov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623542375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623542375 |
| Author: | Patricia Gualinga, Laura Resau |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 201mm |
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About The Author
Patricia Gualinga
Patricia Gualinga is a human rights and Indigenous rights defender of the Pueblo Kichwa de Sarayaku, an indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Gualinga currently lives in Puyo, Ecuador.
Laura Resau is the award-winning author of nine highly acclaimed young adult and children’s books, including The Lightning Queen, Tree of Dreams, What the Moon Saw, Red Glass, and Star in the Forest. Laura draws inspiration from her time abroad as an anthropologist and ESL teacher. Resau lives with her family in Colorado and donates a portion of her royalties to Indigenous rights organizations in Latin America.
Vanessa Jaramillo studied graphic design, but her passion for drawing and painting led her to illustration. She focuses on intercultural bilingual education projects and has been a consultant for UNICEF and the Ministry of Education.
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