Mexico
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina Southeastern Europe AREA 19.7K mi2; 51.2K km2 [128th largest of 257 countries] ARABLE 19.7% POP 3.8M(193/mi2; 74/km2) [131st highest of 237 countries] GOV’T Parliamentary republic CAPITAL Sarajevo (346K) GDP/CAPITA $15,700 UNEMPLOYMENT 15% IN POVERTY 17% LIFE EXP 78 years MEDIAN AGE 44 yrs INFANT MORT 5/1K live births (177th) LITERACY 98% LANGUAGES Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian (all official); other RELIGIONS Muslim 51%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, atheist 1%, agnostic 1%, other 1% HEALTH 10% of GDP EDUCATION NA MILITARY 0.8% of GDP (133rd) LABOR FORCE Agriculture 7%, industry 29%, services 64% PCVs 2000–2002 CURRENT 0; TTD 21 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina Picnics are a familiar sight under Mostar's famous 16th-century Ottoman bridge. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and the Old Bridge—Stari Most—from which the town takes its name. The scene along the Neretva River is idyllic today, but this mixed Christian-Muslim town was synonymous with conflict during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s, including in 1995, when the historic bridge was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 2004 and today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Geoffrey Adam Parker © 2017 |
Adult Books
By David Bowles
2023
ISBN: 978-1646143368, 1646143361
Page count: 336
Summary:Mexico. 1418.Fifteen-year-old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer and poet with a burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people flourish. The aftermath of a power struggle finds the prince running for his life and seeking refuge in the wilderness where a coyote helps him find his way while he tries to make his dreams of a new empire in Tetzcoco come true. This action-packed tale blends prose and poetry including translations of surviving poems by Nezahualcoyotl himself.
Winner of the Pura Belpre Award (2023)
BOOKPAGE TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2023KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEAR
Kids' Books
By Nicholas Solis; illusttrated by Teresa Martínez
Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI:Sleeping Bear Press, 2024.
Format: unpaged; col illus.
ISBN: 978-1-53411-288-9
Age Range: 4-8 yrs.
Summary:
Text in English with some Spanish. Gloria's father always yells the grito to start Diez y Seis de Septiembre, but when he becomes ill, Gloria volunteers and must step up and find her voice to start the annual Mexican Independence Day fiesta.
Films
Film:Tótem
Director:Lila Avilés
Release Date: 2023
Language: Spanish
Run Time:95 minutes
Synopsis:
Sol, a seven-year-old girl, goes to her grandfather's home, where her aunts Nuri and Alejandra are throwing a birthday party for her father. It is probably his last, so in a sense it is also a farewell ceremony. With the onset of dusk, an unfamiliar and unrestrained atmosphere takes over, breaking the family bonds. For Sol, the world is about to change as she learns the essence of letting go and feels the breath of life.
Awards:
Winner at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Winner at the 2023 Lima Film Festival.
Winner: one of the Top Five International Films, 2023 National Board of Review.
