Niños
Description
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library (NYPL) Best Book for Kids
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Year
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Most Notable Book
"A book to be read and remembered: a tribute to children whose lives were lost to forces not of their own creation."
-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED review)
Moving poetry pays homage to thirty-four children lost during Augusto Pinochet's violent dictatorial rule of Chile.
On September 11, 1973, a military coup plunged Chile into seventeen long years of dictatorial rule. Only the return of democracy could reveal the full horrors of Augusto Pinochet's regime: 3,197 people dead or disappeared--including thirty-four children under the age of fourteen.
This poetry collection is a stirring memorial to those victims and the cost of extremism. Thirty-four poems--one for each child lost--consider the diverse hopes of these fragile young lives -- from Alicia to Jaime, Héctor to Paola, Soledad to Rafael, they were brave and creative, thoughtful and strong. In these pages, some children watch for the changing seasons. Some listen for new sounds on rainy afternoons. And some can't wait for their next birthday.
Featuring gentle, emotive poems and soft, pastel-toned illustrations, Niños is an unforgettable tribute to the children of Pinochet's Chile and all those threatened by political violence across the world.
Part of Eerdmans' Stories from Latin America series. Translated from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel.
Other awards
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Co-Winner (Grades 7-12)
Américas Award Honorable Mention
Product Details
| Publisher | Eerdmans Books for Young Readers |
| Publish Date | March 23, 2021 |
| Pages | 76 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780802855671 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.6 X 0.5 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
María José Ferrada is the author of Mexique: A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War (Eerdmans). She is a recipient of the Municipal Prize of Literature of Santiago, as well as the Academy Award from the Chilean Academy of Language. María currently works as the children's editor of Chilean Memory, a digital resource center of the National Library of Chile.
María Elena Valdez studied art in Caracas, Venezuela. She has illustrated books published across Latin America, and she has also collaborated with World Vision Costa Rica and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This is her first book published in English.
María lives in Barcelona, Spain. Follow her on Instagram @mariaelena.valdez.a or visit her website at mariaelena valdez.com.
Reviews
"A book to be read and remembered: a tribute to children whose lives were lost to forces not of their own creation."
-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)
"This is poetry as remembrance as well as healing. It is also very much one of a kind... These poems are here so that we do not forget. These poems are here so that we always remember."
-- Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production (a School Library Journal blog)
"The poems are rich with the sensory details of ordinary life...the visual images are as tender and imaginative as the verse."
-- Horn Book
"A heartfelt volume emphasizing innocence in the face of continuing political violence, this #OwnVoices work is a must-purchase for poetry collections serving young patrons."
-- School Library Journal
"Dedicated to 'the memory that helps us defeat monsters, ' the childhoods that Ferrada imagines for these young victims of violence--childhoods in which nothing bad happens, and there's enough time for each to do whatever they like--feel both poignant and haunting."
-- Publishers Weekly
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