Margarito’s Forest / El Bosque de Don Margarito

ELEMENTARY

Margarito’s Forest/El Bosque de don Margarito is a nonfiction account of a Guatemalan man’s extraordinary devotion to the forest he loved. In addition to offering a heroic and memorable story, this picture book also enriches the range of Latinx representation in U.S. children’s literature. The story takes place in the central highlands of Guatemala, among the K’iche’ people and includes phrases in the K’iche’ language. The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP), on behalf of the Américas Award, produced a curriculum guide to accompany the book. Read about how an elementary school class used the book in Washington, D.C.

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