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Agua, Aguita = Water, Little Water

A first-person narrative in Spanish and English tells the story of the water cycle. Agüita (Little Water) starts the journey deep inside Mother Earth, gradually working its way to the surface, where it forms as a drop of morning dew. It eventually makes its way into a river and then into the sky. Argueta’s poetic text moves from the smallest drop to an ever-expanding personification of water (“I am all colors / and have no color. / I am all flavors / and have no flavor. / I am all shapes / and am shapeless … ”) Ugalde Alcántara’s textured paintings suggest Aztec-inspired symbols, and the text itself appears in Nahuat at the back of the book. ©2017 Cooperative Children's Book Center

Illustrated by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara
Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Translated from the Spanish

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range: Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3) PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: Bilingual Books Nahuatl Language Nature/Environment
Diversity subjects: Indigenous Latine

Publishers: Arte Publico, Pinata
Publish Year: 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781558858541

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Argueta

Agua, Aguita = Water, Little Water