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Popo the xolo

Nana transitions from life to death through the nine levels of Mictlan, accompanied by her beloved xoloitzcuintle, Popo.

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Main Author: Lopez, Paloma Angelina (Author)
Other Authors: Matias, Abraham (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2025]
Subjects:
Death > Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Xoloitzcuintli > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Aztecs > Funeral customs and rites > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Nana transitions from life to death through the nine levels of Mictlan, accompanied by her beloved xoloitzcuintle, Popo.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Audience:Ages 6-9.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN:9781623544577
Author Notes:Paloma Angelina Lopez is a mother, student, and creative living in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico. Her maternal grandmother's family comes from Jalisco and Guanajuato and her father's family is from Zacatecas and Sinaloa. Paloma married into a Cherokee family that is heavily involved in language and culture, and she works as a full-time Cherokee language learner. She hopes to become an educator and author in the Cherokee language. This is her debut children's book. She hopes to publish more children's literature inspired by her culture and upbringing.

Abraham Matias is an illustrator, designer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He spent his childhood in Mexico making his own toys and miniature sets and drawing stories. Abraham works with paper-cut puppets staged and photographed inside a toy theater to create 3D, handcrafted, dreamlike scenes. https://abrahammatias.com

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