On May 27,1937, 456 children sailed on the Mexique from Spain to Morelia, Mexico, to escape the violence of the Spanish Civil War. It was supposed to be a short trip, but they stayed for a long time and many never returned to Spain because of Francisco Franco’s dangerous dictatorship after the war. The haunting, dark, images in the book are based on photographs of the “Children of Morelia” and the ship that brought them to Mexico. mjw |
Title: Mexique: A Refugee Story From The Spanish Civil War
Author: Maria Jose Ferrada
Illustrator: Ana Penyas
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2020
Original Language: Spanish
Translator: Elisa Amado
Original Title: Mexique: El nombre del barco
Original Publisher: Alboroto Ediciones, Mexico
Original Copyright: 2018
ISBN: 978-0-8028-5545-9
Hardcover pages: 40
Age range: 7-10
Genre: Historical Fiction, Information Book, Nonfiction
Book setting: Spain, Mexico
Author’s ethnicity: Chilean
Author’s residence: Chile
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Spanish
Illustrator’s residence: Madrid
Subjects: Displaced people, Francisco Franco, Mexico, Refugees, Ships, Spain, Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 |