From What They Told the Friar

This text is based on the book Historia eneral de las cosas de la Nueva España by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún. Adapted for children, it talks about the beliefs and customs of the ancient Mexicans: gods, festivals, songs and dances, divinatory art, form of government, judicial system and the office of war. It also talks about the multiple activities that were carried out: astronomy, herbal medicine, fishing. It describes plants and animals of the time, when the species of the old world had not yet arrived. The authors took advantage of the fact that the images of the Florentine Codex closely follow the text to create a kind of historical comic. At the time the Codex was written, the reality presented there had ceased to exist. If it could be recovered, it was through what the indigenous informants told the friar.

Ages:

• 8
• 9
• 10

Grades:

• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5

Vendor: Tecolote

Binding: Paperback

Copyright: 2013

Publisher: Tecolote

Genre: Informative

Fiction or Non Fiction: Non-Fiction

Subject: Latin American History and Culture

Type of Spanish Book: Authentic

Pages: 32

Author: Claudia Burr, Krystyna M. Libura, Cristina Urrutia Ma
Author Origin: Chile, Mexico
Illustrator: None
IIlustrator Origin: None

Dimension: 8.5 x 0.25 x 6.5 inches