{"product_id":"los-heroes-gemelos-y-la-magia-de-la-cancion-the-hero-twins-and-the-magic-of-song-tales-of-the-feathered-serpent-2-david-bowles-paperback","title":"Los Héroes Gemelos Y La Magia de la Canción: The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2) -- David Bowles, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEn esta novela gr?fica que reinventa un cuento ind?gena mexicano, los gemelos semidioses usan la magia de la canci?n para rescatar a su padre y a su t?o de la peligrosa tierra de los muertos. Una aventura suprema de grado medio!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this graphic novel retelling of an Indigenous Mexican tale, demigod twins must use their magic of song to rescue their father and uncle from the perilous Land of the Dead. A supreme middle-grade adventure!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn la ?poca en que los semidioses mayas viv?an entre nosotros, dos hermanos despreocupados, Uno Hunahpu y Siete Hunahpu, son atra?dos a Xibalb?, la Tierra de los Muertos, para jugar. Desafortunadamente, fue un viaje sin regreso. Incapaces de regresar al mundo rodeado de mar, los hijos primog?nitos de Uno Hunahpu deben ser criados por su abuela.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSin embargo, no toda esperanza est? perdida. En Xibalb?, Uno Hunahpu conoce a la rebelde Lady Blood, y su amor conduce a otro par de hijos gemelos, destinados a salvar a su padre y a su t?o y restaurar el equilibrio del cosmos.  Pero no ser? f?cil! Lady Blood es rechazada en el mundo de arriba, y los gemelos se burlan de las crueles bromas de sus medio hermanos. Si eligen usar un poco de magia enga?osa, tal vez... s?lo tal vez... puedan tener ?xito.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptada de los recuentos y traducciones del autor David Bowles de textos precolombinos esenciales como el \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, la serie Cuentos de la serpiente emplumada da vida a las historias ind?genas mesoamericanas para los lectores j?venes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the age when Maya demigods lived among us, two carefree brothers, One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu, are lured to Xibalba, the Land of the Dead, to play a game. Unfortunately, it is a one-way trip. Unable to return to the sea-ringed world above, One Hunahpu's firstborn sons must be raised by their grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet all hope is not lost. Down in Xibalba, One Hunahpu meets the rebellious Lady Blood, and their love leads to another set of twin sons, destined to save their father and uncle and restore balance to the cosmos. But it won't be easy! Lady Blood is shunned in the world above, and the twins are taunted by their half-brothers' cruel pranks. If they choose to use a little trickster magic, maybe... just maybe... they might succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdapted from author David Bowles's retellings and translations of essential pre-Columbian texts like the \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, the Tales of the Feathered Serpent series brings Indigenous Mesoamerican stories to life for young readers!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947627703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2025 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl at the University of Texas R?o Grande Valley. Among his forty published books are the multiple-award-winning \u003ci\u003eThey Call Me G?ero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince \u0026amp; the Coyote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFeathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico\u003ci\u003e, as well as the series Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Clockwork Curandera. He is the current president of the Texas Institute of Letters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602883969252,"sku":"9781947627703","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781947627703.jpg?v=1792137542","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/los-heroes-gemelos-y-la-magia-de-la-cancion-the-hero-twins-and-the-magic-of-song-tales-of-the-feathered-serpent-2-david-bowles-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}