Stolen Spirit (English)
Stolen Spirit (English)
Can dreams influence the spirit or reveal the future? A Brazilian Indian boy begins to wonder after a Portuguese explorer first arrives, searching for Brazilwood. The year is 1500. When this strange white man chops down a tree, he is puzzled. Why upset a tree’s spirit?
Written by Beti Rozen & Peter Hays
Illustrated by Graça Lima
Softcover - 32 pages - 7 7/8 in. x 10 1/4 in.
“Brazilian artist Lima carries this volume about a 14-year-old Guarani Indian who, during a vision quest, foresees the Portuguese invasion of his land. Her primivitist drawings....capture the jewel-like colors of her setting while evoking a rough-hewn beauty.... The text underscores the recurring motif introduced in the artwork of the boy’s spirit conjoined with that of the tree. For instance, when the boy sees the giant Portuguese boat, he remarks, ‘So many trees, so many spirits, were cut down to make this boat.’
– Publishers Weekly
Note: This book is only available in English.