When the NEA -rescinded funding for The Story of Colors, the news hit the cover of the New York Times and made the book an instant bestseller. But far from being subversive, this beautifully illustrated folktale teaches us all about the value of diversity. Old man Antonio tells how a long time ago the world was just black and white and gray. This bored the gods, so they went looking for bright colors and they found them in the most peculiar places!
No one exactly knows who -Subcomandante Marcos is, but since New Year’s Day 1994, when the Zapatistas declared war on the Mexican government, he has become a post-modern revolutionary hero.
- ISBN: 9780938317715
- Published: 2003 , Cinco Puntos Press
- Themes: Indigenous
- Descriptors: Americas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, North America
- No. of pages: 40
Having an understanding of what Subcomandante Marcos and his organizers are battling with in the jungles of Chiapas helps bring another layer to this vivid discussion and appreciation for diversity. This text is a reminder that diversity and oral story telling brings color to a world that is sometimes hidden beneath the shadows of power structures that suffocate and devalue the experiences of others.