ALA/ALSC Notable Children\'s Books, American Library Association (ALA) Notable Books for Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA) Pura Belpré Award, American Library Association (ALA) Best Children\'s Books of the Year in Spanish, Bank Street College of Education A 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor In the first children\'s book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US history known as Mexican Repatriation, a boy and his family leave their beloved home to avoid being separated by the government.
Las emotivas ilustraciones de Magdalena Mora transmite.
Contando esta historia desde la perspectiva de un niño, la galardonada autora Claudia Guadalupe Martínez relata líricamente este período de la historia de los Estados Unidos a menudo pasado por alto: La Repatriación Mexicana.
Los historiadores estiman que entre 1930 y 1940, dos millones de personas que vivían en los Estados Unidos fueron sacadas a la fuerza y enviadas a vivir aMéxico.
Cada uno con esperanzas y sueños similares.
Algunos eran dueños de tiendas y trabajadores de fábricas.
Otros que ayudaron a construir los ferrocarriles.
Familias con raíces profundas atadas a la tierra.
En el camino, se encuentran con otras personas como ellos.
Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un niño y su familia toman la difícil decisión de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre.
Emotive illustrations by Magdalena Mora convey this poignant tale of longing for home and permanence, which reflects many of the dreams and hopes of people today.
Telling this story from a child\'s perspective, award-winning author Claudia Guadalupe Martínez lyrically recounts this often-overlooked period of United States history--Mexican Repatriation.
Historians estimate that between 1930 and 1940, two million people living in the United States were forcibly removed and sent to live in Mexico.
Each with similar hopes and dreams.
Some were shop owners and factory workers.
Others that helped build the railroads.
Families with deep roots tied to the land.
On the road, they meet other people like them.
Faced with the prospect of being separated from each other, a young boy and his family make the difficult decision to leave their home and begin a journey filled with uncertainty.
En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno.
ALA/ALSC Notable Children\'s Books, American Library Association (ALA) Notable Books for Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA) Pura Belpré Award, American Library Association (ALA) Best Children\'s Books of the Year in Spanish, Bank Street College of Education A 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor In the first children\'s book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US history known as Mexican Repatriation, a boy and his family leave their beloved home to avoid being separated by the government
