BOOK / LECTURAS CLÁSICAS PARA NIÑOS

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Classical Readings for Children represents one of the best moments of the educational project of the Mexican Revolution. The two volumes of the work — prepared by a team of artists and intellectuals under the direction of José Vasconcelos and published in mass print runs in 1924 — bring together adaptations, aimed at girls and boys, of canonical texts from all over the world and from all eras, from the Vedas of India to pre-Hispanic myths, medieval songs, Shakespeare and Wagner. In addition to being anthologies of great literary value, the Readings represent an invaluable document of the spirit of cultural renewal that Vasconcelos promoted during his brief but protean time at the recently founded Secretariat of Public Education. The texts were adapted by figures of notable literary significance such as Gabriela Mistral, Jaime Torres Bodet, Palma Guillén, José Gorostiza, Salvador Novo and Xavier Villaurrutia, and the beautiful original illustrations were done by Roberto Montenegro and Gabriel Fernández Ledesma, two of the visual artists closest to Vasconcelos in those years.

Alias ​​offers its public a facsimile edition of this great compilation with a new interactive design, which divides the two original volumes into eight thematic booklets. In addition, it presents a colour insert that invites the reader to cut out and paste the cards in the watermarks that accompany the texts. Organised in a box commemorating its centenary, these Classic Readings for Children are both a collector's item and a fun way to bring literature closer to children.

“At the heart of this universalist conception was a sincere humanism: the belief that all human beings, regardless of their historical moment or geographical origin, share a series of concerns and experiences that make them brothers in a certain sense” –Nicolás Medina Mora.

Title: LECTURAS CLÁSICAS PARA NIÑOS
Author: Various
No. Pages: 808
Size: 14 x 21.5cm
Weight: 1 kilo
Genre: Literature
Language: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Alias
Co-edition: Ninety Nine Records
Year: 2024