• Binding Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • Type Picture Book

Agua, agüita

Agua, agüita

  • Ages Up to 7
  • Grades Pre-K–1
  • Fiction or nonfiction Fiction
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Agua, agüita

“Mi nombre / es Agua / pero todos / me llaman Agüita”. En esta hermosa y poética oda a la fuerza vivificante del agua, el galardonado autor de libros infantiles Jorge Argueta describe —en inglés, español y náhuat— el ciclo vital del agua desde la perspectiva de una gota. Desde su nacimiento en las profundidades de la Madre Tierra, Agüita asciende a la superficie, atravesando raíces y rocas, luz y oscuridad. Finalmente, la diminuta gota de agua llega a la superficie y reposa, “un suspiro de rocío matutino”, suspendida en “las puntas de las hojas / en las telarañas / o en los pétalos / de las flores”. La gota se convierte en un río, un lago, un océano, y finalmente asciende al cielo y se transforma en una nube. Entonces, “gota a gota / regreso cantando / a nuestra Madre Tierra. Soy Agüita. / Soy vida”. Con impresionantes ilustraciones de Felipe Ugalde Alcántara que representan las montañas, las rocas, la vegetación y los animales de la naturaleza, este poema sobre la importancia del agua refleja las raíces indígenas de Argueta y su aprecio por la naturaleza. Cada página incluye texto en inglés y español, y el poema completo aparece al final en náhuat, la lengua de los ancestros pipil-nahuas de Argueta. Este libro es una excelente opción para animar a los niños a escribir sus propios poemas sobre la naturaleza y a iniciar conversaciones sobre la red interconectada de la vida.

English

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.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type, author and illustrator
Spanish book type
Bilingual
Author
Jorge Tetl Argueta
Author origin
El Salvador
Illustrator
Felipe Ugalde Alcántara
Illustrator origin
Mexico
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Picture Book
Binding
Hardcover
Genre
Poetry
Fiction or nonfiction
Fiction
Subject
Science/Technology/Engineering
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.5 x .25 x 11 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
<6, 7
Grades
Pre-K, Grade K, Grade 1
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9781558858541
Publisher
Piñata Books
Copyright
2017