Margarito's Forest -- Andy Carter, Paperback

Margarito's Forest is based on the life of Don Margarito Esteban lvarez Vel zquez as told by his daughter, Dona' Mar a Guadelupe. This story of the Maya love for the earth, passed from one generation to the next, is set in Saq Ja', a small, remote village in the mountains of central Guatemala. As the deforesting effects of climate change become clear, Don Margarito's life and the ways of the Maya offer timely wisdom for a planet in peril. This book is a commemoration of his courage and the preservation the forest that he planted

Author: Andy Carter
Publisher: Hard Ball Press
Published: 10/02/2016
Pages: 42
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9780997979701
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2017