• Binding Paperback
  • 91 pages
  • Type Poetry

Niño y dios maíz

Niño y dios maíz

  • Ages 8–9
  • Grades 2–4
  • Fiction or nonfiction Fiction
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Niño y dios maíz

Existen muchas versiones del fascinante mito de Jomshuk, dios del maíz y niño travieso que escapa de la muerte y vence mil peligros con la ayuda de los animales. Este inusual poema ilustrado cuenta la versión que el autor escuchó en voz de su hermano y otros miembros de la comunidad popoluca de Piedra Labrada, en la selva de Veracruz. Se trata de una historia de tradición oral, polifónica y sincrética: hay algunas referencias europeas, de brujas malvadas, y otras de rituales mesoamericanos, con serpientes y tlacuaches. Cada lector puede agregarle su propia nota de música cuando la cuente. Jom, Jom, Jomshuk. ¿Cómo sonará en tu voz? Esta recreación de la aventura mítica de Jomshuk nos muestra una cosmovisión sobre la maternidad, el hambre y el valor sagrado de la naturaleza y el maíz en nuestras culturas originarias.

English

Child and the Corn God

There are many versions of the fascinating myth of Jomshuk, god of corn and mischievous child who escapes death and overcomes a thousand dangers with the help of animals. This unusual illustrated poem tells the version the author heard from his brother and other members of the Popoluca community of Piedra Labrada, in the jungle of Veracruz. It is a story of oral tradition, polyphonic and syncretic: there are some European references, of evil witches, and others of Mesoamerican rituals, with snakes and tlacuaches. Each reader can add his or her own note of music as he or she tells it. Jom, Jom, Jomshuk. How will it sound in your voice? This recreation of the mythical adventure of Jomshuk shows us a cosmovision about motherhood, hunger and the sacred value of nature and corn in our native cultures.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
Spanish book type
Authentic
Author
Adolfo Cordova
Author origin
Mexico
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Poetry
Binding
Paperback
Genre
Poetry
Fiction or nonfiction
Fiction
Subject
Latin American History and Culture
Pages
91
Dimensions
7.68 x 10.04 x .32 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
8, 9
Grades
Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9786075403908
Publisher
Ediciones Castillo
Copyright
2019