Rigoberta Menchu returns to the world of childhood in this, her third book. The novel’s seven-year-old heroine, Ixkem, is chosen to tend to the prized cornfields once her grandfather has passed away. But Ixkem isn’t sure she can accept this great responsibility. Out in the fields, she discovers a legion of tiny people, no bigger than bananas. They are b’e’n, nahuales secret animal spirits and when they take Ixkem into the underworld where they live, she regales them with tales of the surface. What they offer in return helps Ixkem to accept both her grandfather’s wishes for her and the fact that she must soon wish him goodbye. This moving story is rich with emotion and Mayan folklore, perfect to captivate any young reader.

The Secret Legacy

Children's Books

Menchú, Rigoberta

Liano, Dante

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

GROUNDWOOD BOOKS *

In this book, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum returns to the world of her childhood. The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations of how and why certain natural phenomena came to exist, and animal tales. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals, gods and demi-gods are all present in these stories, and through them we come to know more about the elements that shaped the Mayas' understanding of the world. Rich and vibrant illustrations by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi perfectly complement these magical Maya tales. Key Text Features illustrations

The Honey Jar

Review\n[Menchu's] writing evokes a world of wild, friendly magic in which every living creature has its own spirit double. ― Horn Book\n...a vivid memoir of [Menchu's] girlhood in the then unspoiled village of Chimel...the book memorializes an idyllic interdependency between the human and the natural... ― Canadian Literature\n...the text throughout is captivating and provides a rare glimpse at indigenous Guatemalan and Mayan culture. ― Bulletin\nCreated with strong, primitive forms and vibrant colors, full-page oil paintings brighten half the double-page spreads and provide memorable scenes of Chimel through three generations. ― Booklist\nDomi...adds full-page, folk-art style scenes in glowing colors...the effect is as atmospheric as the text. ― Kirkus Reviews\nDomi's colorful flat oil paintings, with traditional Mayan symbols and motifs, perfectly complement this collection. ― Book Links\nThis slim book would be a welcome addition to a school or public library. ― Resource Links\nNobel Peace Prize winner and noted Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum brings the world of her childhood vividly to life in The Girl from Chimel. This evocative memoir for children is beautifully illustrated by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi. 
Before the thirty-six-year war in Guatemala, despite the hardships the Maya people had endured since the time of the Conquest, life in their highland villages had a beauty and integrity that were changed forever by the conflict and brutal genocide that were to come. Through stories of her grandparents and parents and of the natural world, and her retellings of the stories that she was told as a young girl, Rigoberta Menchú presents a rich, humorous and engaging picture of that lost world. 
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

The Girl from Chimel

Nobel Peace Prize winner and noted Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum returns once more to the world of her childhood in The Secret Legacy. Seven-year-old Ixkem is chosen by her grandfather amongst all the villagers to inherit the responsibility for tending his special cornfield. Ixkem goes to the field and begins to shout and stomp to frighten away the animals who would like to share the harvest. Suddenly a mass of tiny creatures appear -- the b'e'n -- secret animal spirits of which there is one for every human on earth. They take Ixkem into the underworld, where she tells them the amazing stories that her grandfather has told her. In exchange the b'e'n whisper a secret for her to take to her grandfather. Rich and vibrant illustrations by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi perfectly complement this magical Maya tale. Key Text Features Illustrations

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Naranjo, Carmen

de Vallbona, Rima

RAMÍREZ, SERGIO

Hernández, Claudia

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Chávez, José Ricardo

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Flores, Ronald

Hernández, Mildred

Jaramillo Levi, Enrique

Bustos, Myriam

Cañas, Alberto

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Masaya, Jessica

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Vides, Méndez

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Midence, Carlos

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Arroyo, Justo

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Rivera, Pedro

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Barría, Rey

United States

Páginas de Espuma

Roca Editorial. Barcelona. 2004. 23 cm. 139 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Narrativa'. Narrativa (Roca Editorial) .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 84-96284-17-4

El Hijo De Casa/the Son of the House (Spanish Edition)

Roca Editorial

The Nobel Peace Prize-winner recounts some of the Maya legends she learned from her grandparents as a child in Guatemala.

El Vaso De Miel (Spanish Edition)

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