Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

by Gloria Amescua

Book Overview

Award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists

A 2022 Pura Belpr Award Author Honor Book

She was Luz Jim nez,
child of the flower-song people,
the powerful Aztec,
who called themselves Nahua--
who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419740202
• ISBN13: 9781419740206
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5