CB - Wolf, Beneath the Stone: A Mexican Zapotec Tale

֍Beneath the Stone: A Mexican Zapotec Tale; Bernard Wolf,  (1994) 16 oz  ---  [ages 5-12, reading grades 3-6th] [Living Mayan Culture]

An excellent child’s eye perspective of life in a Zapotec Indian village, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico.  This village is a well-known center of tapetes, beautiful rugs and tapestries that are hand-woven on a floor loom with patterns similar to North American Indians.  The photos are clear with a perspective that kids should be able to relate to and create a wonderful mosaic of the elements of a Zapotec Indian family’s life.  The writing provides a simple, but dynamic explanation of this mosaic that is, again, kid directed.  This book is one I  highly recommend.

Limited quantities available (hardback no longer in print)