Could you live like a Tarahumara? ¿Podrias vivir como un Tarahumara?: bilingual English and Spanish

by Don Burgess, Bob Schalkwijk (Photographer), Don Burgess (Photographer)

Overview

Could you live like a Tarahumara? Live in the remote mountains of north-western Mexico? Carry on your life as people have done for centuries? Don Burgess answers 30 questions about the history and culture of the Tarahumara people of Mexico. The black and white photographs of Bob Schalkwijk and Don Burgess illustrate each answer. This bilingual (English and Spanish) nonfiction is suitable for both young readers and travelers to the Sierra Tarahumara.

¿Podrías vivir como un Tarahumara? ¿Vivir en las montañas remotas del noroeste de México? ¿Continuar su vida como su gente ha hecho durante siglos? Don Burgess responde a 30 preguntas sobre la historia y la cultura del pueblo Tarahumara de México. Las fotografías de Bob Schalkwijk y de Don Burgess ilustran cada respuesta. Esta no-ficción bilingüe (inglés y español) es conveniente para los lectores jóvenes y los viajeros planeando una visita a la Sierra Tarahumara.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939604194
Publisher:	Barranca Press
Publication date:	08/15/2017
Series:	Kids' Books from Here and There
Pages:	70
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Don Burgess has written numerous books for and about the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico. Born in Texas, he is a linguist/translator of Ralámuli, who has lived in the Sierra since the 1960s. See www.tarahumarabooks.com.Don Burgess ha escrito numerosos libros para y sobre los tarahumaras de Chihuahua, México. Nacido en Texas, es lingüista y traductor del ralámuli que ha vivido en la Sierra desde la década de1960.

Bob Schalkwijk moved to Mexico from the Netherlands in 1958. Three books about the Tarahumara, their landscapes and people published in 1975, 1985 and 2014 distinguish his work. To date, his more than 400,000 photographs span 45 countries. Bob Schalkwijk llegó a México de Holanda en 1958. Entre sus publicaciones destacan tres libros de la tarahumara, sus paisajes y habitantes publicados en 1975, 1985 y 2014. Hasta la fecha, su acervo se conforma por más de 400,000 fotografías de 45 países.

Table of Contents

1. Could you live like a Tarahumara?, 2. Where did Tarahumaras come from?, 3. What do the Tarahumaras call themselves?, 4. Would you live in a town?, 5. How would you dress?, 6. And how do the women dress?, 7. Would you live in a cave?, 8. Would you live in the same place all year round?, 9. Do Tarahumaras eat meat?, 10. Would you hunt with bow and arrows?, 11. Is there a chief?, 12. How would you travel?, 13. How do Tarahumaras give directions and tell time?, 14. What would you do if you got sick?, 15. How do you become a medicine man?, 16. Would your parents be strict?, 17. What would be your first job?, 18. When would you be considered a grown-up?, 19. Would you have to work hard?, 20. What about getting married?
21. Are dead people still buried in caves?, 22. What happens if you break a rule?, 23. What would be your religion?, 24. What are considered good manners?, 25. What sports would you play?, 26. Would you like music?, 27. Would you enjoy the beautiful landscape that surrounds you?, 28. What is the language of the Tarahumaras like?, 29. What is funny to a Tarahumara?
30. Could anyone start living in Tarahumara country?, 31. Are Tarahumaras changing?