From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems: Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano

Pura Belpré Author Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)

Bilingual English/Spanish. From the Bellybutton of the Moon is renowned poet Francisco X. Alarcón's collection of 22 poems inspired by his touching recollections of childhood summers in Mexico.

With a poet's magical vision, Alarcón takes us back to his childhood when he traveled with his family to Mexico to visit his grandma and other relatives. We travel with him in the family station wagon, across the misty mountain range t...