Conozcam os la nanotecnología/Ko’ox k’ajóoltik le nanotecnologíao’ Let’s Know Nanotechnology Noburo Takeuchi. Mayan translation by Edber Enrique Dzidz Yam, revised by Fidencio Briceño Chel Conozcamos la nanotecnología/Ko’ox k’ajóoltik le nanotecnologíao’ is the result of the first illustrated series of books on Nanoscience, which offers its contents in Spanish, and the principal indigenous languages of Mexico. Both, print and audio book, Noboru Takeuchi introduces Mayan speaking children to the immense nanotechnology universe and shows them the many benefits we obtain from it in our everyday life: electronic devices, reliable energy sources, medical treatments, among others. 37 UNAM Foreign Rights 2015 By the same author Mayan Stars and Numbers Noboru Takeuchi with Marisol Romo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Nanotechnology/Tatanunio Kixiva’a Ndachuun Noboru Takeuchi; Mixteco translation by Felicitas Julita López y Eleuterio Suárez, 2011 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México About the author Noboru Takeuchi, (Bogotá, 1962) is one of the most important actors in the scientific promotion in Mexico. He is engaged with the most vulnerable sections of society, his efforts have been directed towards children and indigenous people and they have been responsible for creating dialogue among the vast number of languages and cultures in the country, as well as the most recent advances in academic research. He is the founder and coordinator of the First Language Summit, Culture and Science in Mexico’s Indigenous Communities. 1st edition: unam-Mexico, 2014 Size: 8.25 in x 8.25 in Series: Ciencia Pumita ISBN: 978-607-02-5031-6 MSRP $2.95 USD “Let’s Know Nanotechnology/ Ko’ox k’ajóoltik le nanotecnologíao’ is a didactical focused material, which surely will be most useful in the teaching of sciences in indigenous communities in Tabasco … It is a singular text in which scientific knowledge meets the cultural baggage of our indigenous people” Juana May Landero • This edition is part of the first series of books on nanoscience that have been translated to the indigenous languages of Mexico. • The book is a beautiful edition, illustrated for Spanish and Mayan speaking children. It includes a bilingual Spanish-Mayan audiobook, accompanied by native music. Author’s Awards National University Award for Young Academics in the Exact Sciences Research Area, 2001 Antonio García Cubas Award, Conaculta and inah, for the best book in the Children’s and Young Reader’s Category. Awarded to the book Mayan Stars and Numbers, 2007 Editorial Art Award, given by the National Chamber of the Mexican Publishing Industry (Caniem), awarded to Mayan Stars and Numbers, 2014 Readership • Spanish and Mayan speaking children, (ages 6-12) • Science teachers • Children’s science promotion institutions Science and Technology
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