Cuba for kids [Spanish]

I read this book with my child. Of course to him it was just another bedtime book. I read it with a skeptical eye since I recall the controversy surrounding this book. It turns out that it's a politics free read and a total enjoyment for my little guy. I appreciate the authors approach to teaching my child about Cuba and Cuban culture. I highly recommend this book to all who have little ones and a childs curiosity about Cuba.

If I don't live long enough to see Cuba free and democratic, my mission is, when it does happen, that my kids will celebrate and give thanks and toast the occassion. If on the other hand it happens soon, (I believe it will) they will understand the exuberance, unbriddled joy and tears of relief they will witness from watching their mother and many other "crazy" Cubans like me. Meanwhile, while we wait for this to materialize, it helps them understand why I keep up with every detail of news about Cuba and am so passionate about the whole thing.This book does an excellent job at presenting the history of Cuba in bite size chunks beginning with Columbus's discovery, the dissimation of the native indian population, the colonization by the Spanish King, the Independence movement led my Jose Marti, Padre Felix Varela and others, the subsequent Republica de Cuba, the sequence of democratically elected presidents, on to the events that bring Cuba to where we are today. This is not a burdensome presentation but concise, suitable for kids, collaborated by the consumate authority on Cuba, professor Jaime Suchlicki, and thoroughly researched by the author.My kids are enthralled by the book, full of questions and really absorbing the history of Cuba. This book does the job of teaching kids the history of Cuba at their level. They really know and care about the situation in Cuba more deeply now. I recommend the book to all Cubans, adults and kids alike, plus, to all peoples who want to know the history of Cuba quick and easy.