Starfields
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (828 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008SLEK4K |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Quite timely for 2012! The title and jacket design don't give an indication what this fine story is about; once you finish reading the book you'll recognize the face of the main character, Rosalba, wearing her huipil, with a stone Mayan calendar in the background. This highly imaginative story combines mythical elements, modernity and the presage of the Mesoamerican edict of the end of the world. This is a story of Rosalba, a village girl of rural Mexico who meets Alicia, a ladina girl from the city. Their immediate. Middle-School level Earth Spiritualism set in a contemporary Mayan town I read this book very quickly, in order to see if I could use it for a class I'm teaching on Mexico/Guatemala. Because of the speed of my reading I don't claim to have caught all the nuances. I think you get a good feeling for what the book is about if you read the book cover. In part, it reads: "Interweaving a contemporary story with a mythical dream narrative, Carolyn Marsden spins a gripping tale of friendship, cultural identity, and urgent environmental themes." I do think it was a relativ. "Great for multicultural readers" according to Dessins Annees 80. I had mixed feelings about this book while reading it, for many reasons. There were things that I liked and others that I didn't like so much.I think the premise about a mayan girl saving her village from destruction and the end of the world was interesting, especially since we're in the famous 2012 already.Let start with what I didn't like so much. The conflict was solved too quick or too easy in my opinion. The obstacles the author presented were too important for the resolutions she offered
The story is so dripping with myth and mystery that kids will be intrigued, and as always, Marsden's writing is beautiful and her knowledge about children's hearts is immense.—Booklist
Like her mother and grandmother, she weaves stories of her people onto blouses, ensuring that the age-old traditions continue. But new in? uences are entering her life. Can one Mayan girl make a difference?Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. An ancient calendar comes to an end in 2012-- and many predict the world will end with it. Rosalba knows nothing about that, but her village is faced with a bulldozer tearing through the forest, dying wildlife, and corn? elds in danger. Interweaving a contemporary story with a mythical dream narrative, Carolyn Marsden spins a gripping tale of friendship, cultural identity, and urgent environmental themes.. Rosalba's new friend tells her she must do something to help, but what? As she ponders, she dreams of an ancient Mayan boy, eyes bound in a shamanistic ritual, who hints at a way she can make her voice heard. A ladina girl from the city, visiting with her scientist father, passes on the astonishing news that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012
Carolyn Marsden lives in La Jolla, California. Carolyn Marsden is the acclaimed author of THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS and its sequel, THE QUAIL CLUB, as well as SILK UMBRELLAS, MOON RUNNER, WHEN HEAVEN FELL, THE BUDDHA'S DIAMONDS (with Thâ`y Pháp Niêm), THE JADE DRAGON (with Virginia Shin-Mui Loh), SAHWIRA (with Philip Matzigkeit), and TAKE ME WITH YOU.