Contributor(s): Author: Andy Carter Illustrator: Allison Havens Author: Omar Mejia Margarito's Forest is a story of Maya culture and wisdom passed from one generation to the next. This beautifully illustrated bilingual book in English and Spanish, with excerpts in K'iche', is based on Mar a Guadalupe's memories of her father, Don Margarito Estebanlvarez Vel zquez. As the devastating effects of climate change become clear, Don Margarito's life and the ways of the Maya offer timely wisdom for a planet in peril.