As the panama canal turns one hundred, newbery honor winner margarita engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new ya historical novel in verse. Silver people margarita engle 9780544109414 netgalley. Aug 29, 2020 silver people by margarita engle, 2014 edition, in english. She is the cubanamerican author of many verse novels, including the surrender tree, a newbery honor winner, and the lightning dreamer, a pen usa award recipient. Margarita engle at the national hispanic cultural center. Vanderbilt universitys lesson plan for stories from the panama canal. From the young silver people whose backbreaking labor built the canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She is a severaltime winner of the pura belpre and americas awards, as well as other prestigious honors. An amazing piece of historical fiction in verse form, silver people portrays the construction of the panama canal from the viewpoints of workers, geologists, project leaders, and residents of panama humans, animals, and even trees. Margarita engle is a cubanamerican poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Stories from the panama canal lesson plan silver people. This book features raul colons spectacular cover art. Mar 25, 2014 a poetic exploration of the construction of the panama canal. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read silver people.
From the animal inhabitants of the panamanian jungle, disturbed and displaced by the construction, and the trees felled to the human workers, engle unites disparate voices into a cohesive narrative in poems chronicling the creation of the panama canal. This teacheros guide is produced by the stanford program on international and crosscultural education spice, in collaboration with the stanford center for latin american studies and the consortium of. An interview with multicultural childrens author margarita. Acclaimed author margarita engle tells a painful, poignant story of love in a time of. Written in verse, it focuses on mateo, a 14yearold boy from cuba who takes a job building the canal in order to escape an abusive father, henry, who is from jamaica, and anita, a native panamanian girl who sells herbs and. This is just another example how ive fallen in love with the university of queensland press. Voices from the panama canal by engle, ms margarita isbn. The construction of the panama canal is the context for the verse novel.
The life of a digger henry from the island of jamaica. Jan 01, 2014 an amazing piece of historical fiction in verse form, silver people portrays the construction of the panama canal from the viewpoints of workers, geologists, project leaders, and residents of panama humans, animals, and even trees. Meet the author silver people and the adventure of history. The protagonist is mateo, a young boy from the caribbean, lured with promises of good pay and work. For the majority of our featured novels, we create a standardsbased educators guide to support using the book in the classroom. Silver people margarita engle 20140325 one hundred years ago, the world cele. A tale from the panama canal is a beautifully written verse novel. Apr 01, 2015 margarita engle s background as a botanist and agronomist is evident as she tells a story of the ecological impact of the panama canal as well as the civil rights story that is largely unknown. Her many acclaimed books include silver people, the lightning dreamer, the wild book, and the surrender tree, a newbery honor book. Voices from the panama canal by margarita engle and voices from our americas panama canal oral history project directed by dr. Historical fiction in free verse about the building of the panama canal. A poetic exploration of the construction of the panama canal.
From the young silver people whose backbreaking labor built the canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only newbery honorwinning author margarita engle could tell it. Her books include the surrender tree, a newbery honor book and winner of the jane addams childrens book award, the pura belpre award, the americas award, and the claudia lewis poetry award. Feb 26, 2019 margarita s newest book, silver people, voices from the panama canal, will be a junior library guild selection in their spring 2014 catalog. Silver people turns the building of the panama canal into. Margaritas newest book, silver people, voices from the panama cana. Dec 22, 2014 i chose the voices that i heard when i was in panama, researching the book. Margarita engle follows four individuals involved in the building of the. Voices from the panama canal by margarita engle is the selection for the laiis vamos a leer book group meeting held on september 12, 2016. Jun 16, 2014 as a result, i started reading margarita engle s silver people with few preconceived notions of how the newbery honourwinning author would portray the building of the dam in this book published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the opening of the canal. Sep 21, 2018 with not just survival, but the joy of living at its core, silver people is a must read for anyone who has ever wondered how theyd cope with a difficult situation. Guide for silver people by margarita engle poetry for children.
Curriculum guide for the flying girl is available for download in our teachers. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead. A fictional story behind those who created the panama canal, its told in verse giving the points of view workers, engineers, presidents, locals and forestry animals a powerful and poignant voice. How can such a narrow bridge of land be so important.
Panama collection of the canal zone librarymuseum silver people heritage foundation united states national archives work together to make a list of the countries that are involved in the creation of the panama canal referenced in the poems on pagespp. Margarita engle is the 20172019 national young people s poet laureate, and a usbby 2019 astrid lindgren award nominee. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Voices from the panama canal by margarita engle is published by houghton mifflin harcourt, boston and new york, 2014. The story of the construction of the panama canal is told in margarita engles verse novel for young readers silver people. Margarita engle has interwoven issues including inequality, survival and hope.
Margarita engles tale from the panama canal books and arts. Jul 01, 2014 in silver people, awardwinning author margarita engle s new novel for readers ages 10 and up, mateo is one of the workers recruited in cuba to do the backbreaking labor of building the new. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with. Silver people ebook by margarita engle 9780544109223. Silver people by margarita engle, unknown edition, fourteenyearold mateo and other caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when american recruiters lure them to the panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal. Using her trademark stylemultiple voices in free verse to share untold historical events margarita engle introduces young readers to the builders of the panama canal. Voices from the panama canal by margarita engle 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
It tells the story of a cubanamerican boy who visits his familyis village in. Outreach library center for latin american and caribbean. Voices from the panama canal, tells the story of the building of the canal. Learn more about latin american culture with these picture books set in latin america, including fiction and. The complete guides are available for download at no cost.
I have an interview with margarita engle on silver people at the multicultural childrens book day blog. In this compelling story, engle paints a picture of an often overlooked area and. Dec 19, 20 her new middle grade chapter book, mountain dog, was published in august 20. As the panama canal turns 100, newbery honorwinner margarita engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new ya historical novel in verse. Without explaining what that book s about, can i get you to read the life of a digger henry from the island of jamaica. From the young silver people whose backbreaking labor built the canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of. Thank you for downloading voices in literature, silver. She lives in central california where she enjoys helping her husband with his volunteer work for wilderness search and rescue dog training programs. As the panama canal turns 100, newbery honorwinner margarita engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new ya historical novel in. More information available through atheneum books for young readers in. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Vamos a leer featured book silver people by margarita engle.
The text is a heartbreaking tale of mistreatment, loss of habitat, and sickness but also shows friendship, kindness, and first love. In this compelling story, engle paints a picture of an often ov. Fourteenyearold mateo and other caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when american recruiters lure them to the panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide engle, margarita. Margarita engle follows four individuals involved in the building of the panama canal. Voices from the panama canal, will be released in 2014. Aug 16, 2020 silver people by margarita engle, unknown edition, fourteenyearold mateo and other caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when american recruiters lure them to the panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal. I had never heard of the apartheidlike system of silver versus gold in panama s canal zone, but i was vaguely aware of the united states role in engineering a military coup to separate panama from columbia. Canal by margarita engle and voices from our americas panama. One hundred years ago, the world celebrated the opening of the panam. Silver people voices from the panama canal by margarita engle.
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