âUna pieza de arte. En cada una de sus pÃĄginas, sentirÃĄs el flujo de una poderosa energÃa que murmurarÃĄ a cada una de tus cÊlulas que es tiempo de salir de tu escondite, de abrir las ventanas, de respirar con libertad, de vestirte de colores... de volarâ. âLaura Esquivel, autora de Como agua para chocolate
Una fÃĄbula para todas las edades sobre una niÃąa mexicoamericana que se transforma en una mariposa monarca y se embarca en la gran migraciÃŗn hacia MÊxico. Monarca teje los valores de la tradiciÃŗn, la ecologÃa y la transformaciÃŗn personal.
El dÃa que cumple 13 aÃąos, InÊs recibe de su abuela de MÊxico un collar que la convierte en mariposa monarca: el cumplimiento de una profecÃa que vincula el destino de InÊs con el legado de su familia y con la supervivencia de las mariposas.
La aventura continÃēa cuando InÊs se une a las mariposas para su migraciÃŗn al santuario de las monarcas en MÊxico, una odisea que se ha vuelto cada vez mÃĄs peligrosa debido a la actividad humana. El enjambre viaja desde el noreste de los Estados Unidos a los pantanos de Luisiana hasta las montaÃąas llenas de pinos en la Sierra Madre occidental, y finalmente llegan al santuario de la Sierra Chincua. En este maravilloso libro en la lÃnea de Juan Salvador Gaviota y El Principito, InÊs descubre las conexiones entre todos los seres vivos y la urgente necesidad de proteger la migraciÃŗn y los hÃĄbitats de las monarcas.
Dividida en cuatro capÃtulos para imitar las cuatro etapas de la vida de una monarca -huevo, larva, pupa y mariposa-, Monarca mezcla el folklore mexicano, el ambientalismo y el realismo mÃĄgico en una encantadora novela. Este libro inspirarÃĄ a los lectores a proteger y valorar el sagrado mundo natural que los rodea.
âA work of art. In each of the pages, you will feel the flow of a powerful energy which will murmur to each of your cells that it is time to come out of hiding, to open the windows, to breathe freely, to dress colorfully... to fly.ââLaura Esquivel, author of Like Water for Chocolate
A fable for all ages about a Mexican-American girl who transforms into a monarch butterfly and undertakes the great migration to Mexico, Monarca braids together the values of heritage, ecology, and personal transformation.
On her thirteenth birthday, InÊs receives a mysterious necklace from her abuela in Mexico that turns her into a monarch butterflyâthe fulfilment of a prophecy linking InÊsâ destiny to her familyâs legacy and the butterfliesâ survival.
The adventure continues as InÊs joins the monarchs on their long journey south to the butterfly sanctuary in Mexicoâan odyssey that has become increasingly perilous due to human activity. Together, the swarm travels from the northeast to the swamps of Louisiana to the pine-filled mountain tops of the western Sierra Madre, finally alighting at the Sierra Chincua sanctuary. On this wondrous journey in the vein of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and The Little Prince, InÊs discovers the connections between all living beings, and the urgent need to protect the monarchs' migration and habitats.Â
Divided into four chapters to mirror the four stages in a monarchâs lifeâegg, larva, pupa and butterflyâMonarca blends Mexican folklore, environmentalism, and magical realism in an enchanting novella. This book will inspire readers to protect and cherish the sacred natural world around them.
Leopoldo Gout is a filmmaker, writer, and visual artist from Mexico City. He studied contemporary art at Central Saint Martins in London and has shown his sculpture and paintings in galleries and museums around the world. Leopoldo lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
EVA ARIDJIS is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. She wrote and directed the narrative features The Favor and The Blue Eyes and the documentaries Children of the Street, La Santa Muerte, Chuy, The Wolf Man and Goodbye Horses. She also wrote on Narcos: Mexico.