Guatemala in Colors

by Ann Stalcup

From bright red chili peppers grown in Mexico to the sparkling blue Nile River in Egypt, colors fill our world. Find out what colors say about the people and places of different countries. Start seeing colors in your world!

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Melba Deoleo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This nonfiction book uses colors to represent certain aspects of the country of Guatemala. There is no narrator as the book simply goes on to use colors to tell the reader a bit about the culture ("Children in white uniforms visit Mayan ruin"). As a teacher, I think that this text would be something that I would definitely use because it makes learning about another culture fun and different. It is not simply telling you facts, but it is doing it in a way that children can understand and makes it easier to remember. I could also use this as a way to teach students about colors and how to sound out words to pronounce them correctly and so on. The students will enjoy interacting with the text because of the use of real life pictures that are full of live and vivid colors and that is something that will catch their attention. The author of this book is not from Guatemala, therefore I don't believe she can personally relate to the content, but it is definitely a country that she knows enough about. Since the pictures are not drawings there is no illustrator, but I think that the author did a good job at incorporating the right pictures based on the color she was discussing. This text relates to my topic because it is showing the different aspects and traditions of a different Hispanic country and not simply Mexico, which is the country some like to think all Hispanic people are from.

[Mother Goose Librarian]

Using color as a way of introduction to descriptions of facts, Ann Stalcup introduces readers to the geography, culture, people, and religion of Guatemala. Guatemala in Colors is a beautiful and concise introduction to learning about the country. It offers additional resources in the back matter. It also includes a glossary and short list of Spanish words.

[Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Features images with various colors that pertain to the country. Insightful.