About The AuthorMaría Luisa Retana was born in Cuba. She received her B.A. in Spanish and
Comparative Literature from the University of California, Riverside. She has
worked extensively with children of all ages in scholastic and cultural events as
well as in theater. Mrs. Retana lives with her husband and three children in
Bisbee, Arizona.
About The IllustratorMarian Weaver was born in Houston, Texas in 1959. She tended towards an art
career early in life, describing herself as an artist by age three. She has
spent the last twenty years in the mining town of Bisbee, Arizona, where
she has a large piece of scrubby hillside. There she lives with her husband, Jim,
and her cat Edna. She spends her spare time gardening, hiking,
camping and drawing the outdoors.
About the TranslatorGuillermo Retana was born in Chihuahua, México. He teaches at Cochise College
in Douglas, Arizona. Guillermo enjoys reading, listening to jazz, writing
and gazing at the stars. Mr. Retana says that translatingBorn Into The Pack/
Nacer en la manadaandTall Tails From a Mountain Slope/Los rabos altos de la
ladera was fun and challenging.
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