Monarca

Author : Eva Aridjis,Leopoldo Gout

Hardback

Published : Thursday 26 May 2022

ISBN : 9780063057333

Price : €23.40

Description

â?oA work of art. In each of the pages, you will feel the flow of a powerful energy which will murmur to each of your cells that it is time to come out of hiding, to open the windows, to breathe freely, to dress colorfullyâ?▌ to fly.â??â?"Laura Esquivel, author of Like Water for ChocolateAn illustrated fable for all ages about a Mexican-American girl who transforms into a monarch butterfly and undertakes the great migration to Mexico, Monarca braids together the values of heritage, ecology, and personal transformation. On her thirteenth birthday, InAcs receives a mysterious necklace from her abuela in Mexico that turns her into a monarch butterflyâ?"the fulfilment of a prophecy linking InAcsâ?T destiny to her familyâ?Ts legacy and the butterfliesâ?T survival. The adventure continues as InAcs joins the monarchs on their long journey south to the butterfly sanctuary in Mexicoâ?"an odyssey that has become increasingly perilous due to human activity. Together, the swarm travels from the northeast to the swamps of Louisiana to the pine-filled mountain tops of the western Sierra Madre, finally alighting at the Sierra Chincua sanctuary. On this wondrous journey in the vein of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and The Little Prince, InAcs discovers the connections between all living beings, and the urgent need to protect the monarchs' migration and habitats.A Divided into four chapters to mirror the four stages in a monarchâ?Ts lifeâ?"egg, larva, pupa and butterflyâ?"Monarca blends Mexican folklore, environmentalism, and magical realism in an enchanting novella. Illustrated with stunning full-color drawings by Leopoldo Gout, this book will inspire readers to protect and cherish the sacred natural world around them.

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