Land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters by Tonatiuh, Duncan 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 884822 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 4.3 LG F&P: T

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Manuscripts - Fiction Books and reading - Fiction Mixtec Indians - Fiction Native Americans - Mexico - Fiction Mexico - History|yTo 1519 - Fiction

Summary: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.

Lightning queen by Resau, Laura 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2015)

BTSB #: P02861 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Mixtec Indians - Fiction Indians of Mexico - Fiction Romanies - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Mexico - Fiction

Summary: On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives.