Children

Guatemala ABCs: A Book about the People and Places of Guatemala  32 pp. picture book for children.  Aboff, Marcie, Zachary Trover  (Illustrator) Available in the church library.

Abuela's Weave (English edition of El Tapiz de Abuela) 32pp Ages: 5-9;   story about intergenerational trust, love, and independence, this book introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the story of a little girl selling her grandmother's beautiful weaving at the public market. Illustrated throughout with paintings of authentic Guatemalan scenery, giving life to the country's radiant landscape and bustling city streets. Available in the church library.

Guatemala by Michael Dahl. (Paperback)  24pp Ages: 5 to 8,
ISBN-13: 9780736883733  Discusses the history, landscape, people, animals, food, sports, and culture of the country of Guatemala. St Paul Public Library including Highland Park branch  F1463.2 .D34 1998 (JUV)

Guatemala: a question and answer book / by  Mary Englar Mankato, MN : Fact Finders Books, c2006. St. Paul Public Library including  Merriam Park  branch:  F1463.2 .E54 2006 (JUV); Also in process for the Gloria Dei church library (June 2009)

Guatemala in colors / by Ann Stalcup.  Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2009.  32 p. : "Simple text and striking photographs present Guatemala, its culture, and its geography" includes map. Ages 4-8.  St Paul Public Library including Highland Park branch  F1463.2 .S73 2009 (JUV)

 The Honey Jar. Rigoberta Menchu, 2006. The ancient stories are those that the author's grandparents shared with her when she was a child. The anthology includes creation myths, animal tales, twin tales (because twins are believed to have special powers), as well as stories that explain natural phenomena such as rainbows.

Kids Who Walk on Volcanoes (Paperback) by Paul Otteson (elementary/jr. high)

Lists of children's books in Spanish

A Wish list of books for kids in Guatemala - compiled for Gloria Dei. These are Spanish language books for children that are culturally appropriate.

Children's Books on Mayan Culture, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Latin America  (some Spanish, some English)

America Reads Spanish includes a link to a long list of Spanish and Spanish/English books about Spain and Latin America for children who live in the U.S.

Lists of children's books in English - for use in the United States

 Books for Guatemalan children (actually mostly books about Guatemala, mostly in English)

For teachers/librarians

Examining Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities and Pitfalls, by Jean Mendoza & Debbie Reese in ECRP Early Childhood Research & Practice vol. 3 no. 2.

YOUTH

Youth Nonfiction

Teenage refugees from Guatemala speak out. by Gerry Hadden.
New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 1997 1st ed.
Description: Teenagers from Guatemala describe why they left that country and how they have adjusted to life in their new homeland.
Gloria Dei Library.

Guatemala / by Sean Sheehan and Magdalene Koh. New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010.  144 p. : col. ill., maps  Edition 2nd ed. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN     9780761434122
"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Guatemala"--Provided by publisher. St Paul Public Library including Highland Park branch F1463.2 .S5 2010 (JUV)

San Lucas Mission - history

Ajcot, Encarnación.
Maltiox Tat: Thank you, Father: A History of Father Gregory Schaffer and the San Lucas Tolimán Mission. New Ulm: 2000. Gloria Dei Library.

Liberacion CD  The children of San Lucas singing, led by Amy Glicklich.

Love in a Fearful Land: A Guatemalan Story., Henri Nouwen
2006 (Paperback, Rev.)

If Quetzals Could Cry: A Guatemalan Scrapbook with Designs for Worship.  Dondeena  Caldwell 1990  ISBN 0377002062 (Paperback).

Introducing Liberation Theology by Leonardo Boff, Clodovis Boff - - 1987 - 99 pages  Translation of: Como fazer teologia da libertação

Liberacion CD.  Hear the children of San Lucas singing hymns in Spanish! It will capture your heart!  Singer Amy Glicklich leads the children.

The Shepherd Cannot Run: Letters of Stanley Rother Missionary and Martyr.  Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, 1984.  Excerpt.  Rother was murdered during the violence in Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutuhil village across Lake Atitlan from San Lucas Toliman. More about Fr. Stan Rother.

Atitlan.  Photo essay on the villages of Lake Atitlan, including San Lucas Toliman; by Cattelan, Marino. Gloria Dei Library.

Guatemala in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture. O'Kane, Trish. 1998  (Series: In Focus Guides) ISBN: 1566562422 (Paperback). Uniform in design, the books are divided into chapters describing the history, politics, culture, economy, and society of each country. Coverage of up-to-date topics such as healthcare, racial equality, peace processes, and environmental concerns in the Amazon rainforest is informative and well researched." - from a review of the In Focus series, in Library Journal.

Maps

Central America map - available at Barnes & Noble bookstores

Guatemala road map available for purchase from maps2go (Canadian vendor).also listed on Maps2Anywhere

Culture, Politics and History of Guatemala

Tecpan Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context (Westview Case Studies in Anthropology)  by Edward F Fischer , Carol Hendrickson - recommended on the San Lucas Web site

Guatemala, never again! / REMHI, Recovery of Historical Memory Project ; the official report of the Human Rights Office, Archdiocese of Guatemala.  Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books ; London : CIIR ; Latin America Bureau, c1999. NCR summary

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchu 252 pp.

Our Elders Teach Us: Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives: Xkib'ij Kan Qate' Qatata' / Carey, David 2001 / University Alabama Press.

Guatemala, memory of silence = Tz'inil na'tab'al ; report of the Commission for Historical Clarification, conclusions and recommendations. Read it on the Web  published by the  Comisión para el Esclar ecimiento Histórico (Guatemala) 1998.

Massacres in the jungle: Ixcán, Guatemala, 1975-1982 / Ricardo Falla ; translated by Julia Howland ; with a foreword and epilogue by Beatriz Manz. Boulder : Westview Press, 1994.

Art of Political Murder. By Francisco Goldman New York: Grove Press, 2007
The first nonfiction book from acclaimed novelist Francisco Goldman, who began his career as a writer covering the 1980s wars in Central America for Harper's, The Art of Political Murder is the story of the murder investigation of a Guatemalan bishop with the twisting plot and colorful characters of a Graham Greene novel. Read more about it on Google Books

Paradise in Ashes: A Guatemalan Journey of Courage, Terror, and Hope (California Series in Public Anthropology, 8)
by Beatriz Manz (Author), Aryeh Neier

2009 scholarly publications about postwar Guatemala:

Mayas in Postwar Guatemala: Harvest of Violence Revisited (Contemporary American Indians) by Walter E. Little and Timothy J. Smith (Paperback - May 17, 2009)

City of God: Christian Citizenship in Postwar Guatemala (The Anthropology of Christianity) by Kevin O'Neill (Paperback - Nov 28, 2009)

It is a story on life in Nicaragua under the Shadow of Volanoes. Includes high definition views and aerials in Guatemala of Lake Atitan, Chichicastenago, Tikal Maya ruins. Aerial flights over Tikal. Sunset views of Lake Atitlan in High Definition. A high-speed internet connection and Apple's Quicktime 7 is a download necessary to view this clip.