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Piñata Books
Agua, agüita
Agua, agüita
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Bilingual
Hardback
- Picture Book
English Translation
English Translation
Water, Little Water
“My name / is Water / but everyone / calls me Little Water.” In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning children’s book author Jorge Argueta describes—in English, Spanish and Nahuat—the life cycle of water from the perspective of one drop.
From its birth deep in Mother Earth, Little Water climbs to the surface, passing through roots and rocks, light and darkness. Finally, the tiny bead of water makes it to the top and rests, “a sigh of morning dew,” hanging on “the tips of leaves / on spider webs / or on the petals / of flowers.” The droplet becomes a river, a lake, an ocean, ultimately climbing to the sky and turning into a cloud. Then, “drop by drop / I return singing / to our Mother Earth. I am Little Water. / I am life.”
With stunningly beautiful illustrations by Felipe Ugalde Alcántara that depict the mountains, rocks, vegetation and animals of the natural world, this poem about the importance of water reflects Argueta’s indigenous roots and his appreciation for nature. Containing the English and Spanish text on each page, the entire poem appears at the end in Nahuat, the language of Argueta’s Pipil-Nahua ancestors. This book is an excellent choice to encourage children to write their own poems about the natural world and to begin conversations about the interconnected web of life.
Reading Levels
Reading Levels
Ages:
- <6
- 7
Grades:
- Pre-K
- Grade K
- Grade 1
Book Details
Book Details
Vendor: Piñata Books
Binding: Hardback
Type: Picture Book
Copyright: 2017
Publisher: Piñata Books
Genre: Poetry
Fiction or Non Fiction: Fiction
Subject: Science/Technology/Engineering
Type of Spanish Book: Bilingual
Pages: 32
Author/Illustrator Details
Author/Illustrator Details
Author: Jorge Tetl Argueta
Author Origin: El Salvador
Illustrator: Felipe Ugalde Alcántara
IIlustrator Origin: Mexico
Weight/Dimensions
Weight/Dimensions
Dimensions: 8.5 x .25 x 11 (Inches)
Weight (Ounces):
