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Laufer, Peter

Hecho en Mexico

32 pp. | National | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-7922-7118-1 $$16.95

(3) K-3 Translated by VÃctor Reyes. Illustrated by Susan L. Roth. Laufer tells the story of Paracho, a small village of guitar makers in the mountains of MichoacÃ¡n. Showing many faces of Mexico ("There's more than mariachi music in Mexico"), Roth's astonishing collages--wood shavings, pictures, cloth, and paper--bring a wide variety of textures and colors to this superbly designed book. The text is written in clear prose and well translated into Spanish. Also available in English.

Reviewer: Elena Abos Alvarez-Buiza