Description
A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
Book Summary
A young girl asks her grandmother, a history teacher on the verge of retirement, to tell her "a true story." Thus begins a narrative journey that retraces the first voyage around the world, the Magellan-Elcano expedition in the 16th century. Through a dialogue full of tenderness and humor, the girl's questions transform the historical chronicle into an excuse to explore universal themes such as power, inequality, racism, or globalization. A book that offers answers and, above all, questions to understand the world today.
What is it about?
A young girl asks her grandmother, a history teacher about to retire, to tell her a true story. The grandmother agrees and begins to narrate the fascinating story of the first circumnavigation of the globe, the expedition led by Magellan and completed by Elcano in the 16th century. However, the narrative is not a mere account of facts. The girl's questions and observations turn the chronicle of the ancient voyage into a reason to talk, with tenderness and humor, about many other stories concerning this strange world in which we live. Through dialogue, the work addresses complex issues such as power relations, cultural differences, inequality, historical memory, racism, sexism, and globalization, offering both answers and new questions to try to understand them.
Main themes
- The first trip around the world: the Magellan-Elcano expedition in the 16th century.
- Intergenerational dialogue: the relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter as a vehicle for the transmission of knowledge.
- Critical reflection on history: how past events help us understand the present.
- Contemporary social issues: power, inequality, racism, sexism, and globalization.
- Historical memory and cultural diversity.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is recommended for readers aged eleven and up, as well as for adults interested in history, quality children's and young adult literature, and works that foster dialogue and critical reflection. It is ideal for sharing as a family or in the classroom, as it invites conversation about relevant topics of the past and present.
What this book offers
- An enjoyable and profound approach to a fundamental historical milestone, the first trip around the world.
- A narrative format that fosters critical thinking and intellectual curiosity through dialogue.
- A tool to address complex current issues from an historical and accessible perspective.
- An intergenerational reading experience that connects children and adults around essential questions about the world.
- An illustrated edition that enriches the narrative and makes it visually attractive.
Technical specifications
- Author: JOSEBA SARRIONANDIA
- Publisher: Kalandraka
- Language: cat
- Topic: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION, ILLUSTRATED ALBUMS
- Collection: TIRAMILLES
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition date: December 2022
- Number of pages: 160
- Weight: 478 g
Editorial review
A work that successfully combines historical narrative and contemporary reflection. The use of dialogue between grandmother and granddaughter not only humanizes the events of the past but turns them into a mirror to question the present. The hardcover edition and the illustrations by Arístides Hernández provide an aesthetic value that complements the content. A book that will interest both young readers and adults looking for a shared reading experience that stimulates debate and understanding of the world.