Los hermanos Manu y Portugal salen y cruzan el Atlántico en busca de una vida mejor en el Nuevo Mundo, ya que han sufrido los estragos de la peste y la pobreza. Mientras tanto, en una aldea africana, una familia es capturada por traficantes de esclavos y enviada como mercancía a Estados Unidos. Sus vidas, y las de los nativos, se cruzarán en Brasil, donde las culturas de los tres continentes comienzan a mezclarse.
English Description:
Brothers Manu and Portugal go out and cross the Atlantic in search of a better life in the New World, as they have suffered the ravages of plague and poverty. Meanwhile, in an African village, a family is captured by slave traders and shipped as merchandise to the United States. Their lives, and those of the natives, will intersect in Brazil, where the cultures of the three continents begin to mix.
Author : Ana Maria Machado
Illustrator : Rosana Mesa
Type of Spanish : Authentic
Reading Grade Level: 6th-8th
Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction
Theme: Social Studies, Social Issues, Immigration, Conflict, Community, About POC, Black History
