(2) K-3 Translated by Elisa Amado. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. A girl walks through an unidentified, impoverished Latin American city with a lion. The illustrations imply a violent political climate: a newspaper headline reads "Familias de Desaparecidos [Families of the Disappeared]"; they also draw a clear parallel between the girl's absent father (glimpsed in a photograph) and the lion, suggesting that she remembers her father for his lion-like courage and that courage gives her hope to continue.

Reviewer: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017

(2) 4-6 Twelve tales based on true events are appended with explanatory notes and citations of the articles that informed them. The deliberate voice and close focus on each fictionalized protagonist turns each headline into a relatable story. Intricate mixed-media character portraits by the author, purposely unfinished, accompany the stories. An intimate and varied look into what it's like to be young and Latino in the U.S. today. Glos.

Reviewer: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017

(2) K-3 Amalia Hernández (1917–2000) traveled throughout Mexico learning about regions' unique histories and traditions in order to incorporate them into dance; in 1952, she founded Mexico's most famous dance company, El Ballet Folklórico de México, which still performs today. Tonatiuh's illustration style, inspired by Mixtec art and with well-chosen photo-collage elements, is particularly resonant with a subject who celebrated Mexican arts and culture. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017