The Garden of Gold – El Jardin de Oro (Qori Pawkar)
Inez Avalos Heath and Amanda Veliz Garagatti
Artist – Illustrator Ciro Madueño Velasco
Book ID 32540
The Garden of Gold (Qori Pawkar) was written for children of the Americas to encourage appreciation of indigenous people of Peru and the Andes region. The book introduces the reader to the world of the Incas; its inhabitants, animals, plants, and the natural resources found in the environment.
This bilingual text includes 48 terms that describe aspects of the natural, physical and cultural world of the Incas. Titles for each of the terms are in Quechua, the ancient language of the Incas. Accompanying texts in English and in Spanish elaborate and explain their importance to the Incas. All words in Quechua are also listed in the glossary with definitions and pronunciation.
We hope this literary approach will inspire the reader to learn more about the many contributions of a civilization that flourished in the New World during the early second century C.E. and that it will encourage the reader to learn more about the early inhabitants and how our languages and cultures are interconnected.
The book is printed in full color on glossy paper with a soft cover with beautiful rich-color illustrations done in oil by a well-known Peruvian artist and painter. The book has been researched for historical and cultural accuracy, and is intended for children in middle elementary grades, and up, as well as for their parents.
INEZ AVALOS HEATH, Ph. D; professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Reading Education at Valdosta State University in Georgia teachers courses in culture, language education and technology She began her research on Quechua/Spanish bilingual education as a Fulbright Scholar in 2000.
AMANDA VELIZ GARAGATI, (Licenciada) is a profesor and former Director of the Elementary Program at Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazon in Lima, Peru. She has taught and mentored teachers working with children in the Andes and is a descendant of the Incas.
CIRO MADUEÑO VELASCO is a well known Peruvian artist and painter He studied art in France at the College of Fine Arts in Versailles, and was involved in social issues. His artistic works reflect social consciousness and sensitivity of the human condition. After living in Paris for 30 years, he returned to Lima to open his studio in Miraflores in Lima.