Articles and books
Odonir y los ratones
Illustrations by Isabel Gómez Guizar
Editorial Norma
The Orquesta Ratonica del Establo de México rehearses in the same theater where Maestro Jabaliovski, a director with a very bad character, tries to direct his discouraged musicians. But, Odonir and the mice will teach him a lesson he will never forget. A fun book that will make readers laugh musically. (In Spanish).
Demente cuerda
Movimientos de una mujer bien música
DEMAC
Autobiographical texts published by DEMAC after the literature competition “Women who dare to tell their story”. (In Spanish).
Chilpachole de Arpa
Sones Tradicionales Jarochos para Arpa
International Music Service
Mercedes Gómez, Octavio Vega and Marian Shaffer. Bilingual compilation (Spanish-English). International Music Service, 2061 Palm Bay Road NE Suite 7B, Palm Bay, Florida, 32 905 USA, tel (321) 7 25 44 49, fax (321) 7 22 34 73, toll free (800) 9 59 59 72. The son jarocho is a rich traditional music genre from the coastal plains of Veracruz state in Mexico. It is a most natural place for this genre to develop, for the port of Veracruz was been a gateway to Mexico and the rest of Latin American since the 16th Century. Son comes form the Latin word sonus, which means sound, and jarocho refers to the central – south regions of Veracruz. The three main elements of son jarocho are the singing of traditional and improvised poetry, the instrumental performance and the dancing. Jarocho ensembles usually include a folk non pedal harp. Patterns of music played by local harpist are included in the book, suggesting the reader to learn these and improvise own ones. Chilpachole is the name of a local soup made with fish and seafood. The recipe is included in the book.
Lorenzo y el Murciélago de Mandinga
Colofón
Story of a huge African bat who accidentally lands in Veracruz close to Lorenzo´s home. This boy helps him to avoid a tragedy that could affect all the flying mammals of that region in the Gulf of Mexico. (In Spanish).
El idioma de Carlina
Illustrations by Rosario Valderrama
Editorial Junco de México, S.A. de C.V.
Story of Carlina, a deaf girl who will soon go to a school where everyone hears except her. She communicates with others with sign language, and nobody in the new school understands it. Gladiola and Magnolia are two nasty girls who will immediately start teasing her until Carlina and the other kids stop them. (In Spanish).
Komok, Nokek y los flamencos
Illustrations by Guillermo Graco Castillo Reynoso
Ediciones Castillo
Komok, Koken and the rest of my invented creatures called ulexes are approximately eleven centimeters high and their nose is shinny. They will meet Rubertico, a young flamingo who lost his family. They will help him to find a new home and learn that friends can be different. (In Spanish).