¡AHORA ES ESPAÑOL! Con un concepto de color ingenioso, este poético libro ilustrado muestra el ciclo de vida del amado anfibio, el ajolote, en su hábitat natural.
NOW IN SPANISH! With a clever color concept, this poetic picture book shares the life cycle of beloved amphibian—the axolotl—in its natural habitat.
Un ajolote pudiera parecerlo, pero definitivamente No es un monstruo. Esta curiosa criatura, popularizada por Minecraft, es en realidad una salamandra que nunca perderá sus branquias o aletas. No es un monstruo explora las características del ajolote, el origen mítico de los aztecas sobre la especie y el modo en que la contaminación afecta su hábitat natural: los canales de Xochimilco en la Ciudad de México.
Divertido y cautivador, este libro juguetón e informativo presenta a sus lectores curiosos un personaje fantástico que... ¡NO es un monstruo!
An axolotl may look like one, but it is certainly Not a Monster. This curious creature, made popular by Minecraft, is actually a salamander that will never lose its gills or fins. Not a Monster explores the traits of the axolotl, the Aztec origin myth about the species, and the way pollution is affecting its natural habitat: the canals of Xochimilco in Mexico City.
Fun and engaging, this playful and informative read-aloud introduces curious readers on one cool character who is NOT a monster!
About the Author
Grace Lin, una autora/ilustradora exitosa según el New York Times, ganó el Honor de Caldecott por A Big Mooncake for Little Star, el Honor de Newbery por Where the Mountain Meets the Moon y el Honor de Theodor Geisel por Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! Su novela When the Sea Turned to Silver fue finalista del Premio del Libro Nacional. Grace es comentarista en el New England Public Radio, crítica para el New York Times y ensayista en video para PBS NewsHour. Puedes escucharla hablar sobre diversidad y literatura infantil en su popular charla TEDx "The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf."
Grace Lin, a New York Times best-selling author/illustrator, won the Caldecott Honor for A Big Mooncake for Little Star, the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and the Theodor Geisel Honor for Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! Her novel When the Sea Turned to Silver was a National Book Award finalist. Grace is a commentator for New England Public Radio, a reviewer for the New York Times, and a video essayist for PBS NewsHour. You can hear her speak about diversity and children's literature in her popular TEDx talk "The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf."
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