{"product_id":"aqui-era-el-paraiso-here-was-paradise-seleccion-de-poemas-de-humberto-akabal-selected-poems-of-humberto-akabal-hardcover","title":"Aquí Era El Paraíso \/ Here Was Paradise: Selección de Poemas de Humberto Ak'abal \/ Selected Poems of Humberto Ak'abal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHumberto Ak'abal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmelia Lau Carling\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHugh Hazelton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood -- that of the Maya K'iche'.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAquí era el paraíso \/ Here Was Paradise is a selection of poems written by the great Maya poet Humberto Ak'abal. They evoke his childhood in and around the Maya K'iche' village of Momostenango, Guatemala, and also describe his own role as a poet of the place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAk'abal writes about children, and grandfathers, and mothers, and animals, and ghosts, and thwarted love, and fields, and rains, and poetry, and poverty, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetry was written for adults but can also be read and loved by young people, especially in this collection, beautifully illustrated by award-winning Guatemalan-American illustrator Amelia Lau Carling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAk'abal is famous worldwide as one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language, and one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas. Ak'abal first composed his poems in K'iche' in his mind before writing them down in Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eforeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ebiographical information\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003epoems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2\u003cbr\u003e Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4\u003cbr\u003e Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5\u003cbr\u003e Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2\u003cbr\u003e Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5\u003cbr\u003e Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.35 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768018010400,"sku":"9781773064956","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5aa80d89a0667f193eaeb7e62e302ea8.webp?v=1780322705","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aqui-era-el-paraiso-here-was-paradise-seleccion-de-poemas-de-humberto-akabal-selected-poems-of-humberto-akabal-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}