The Scientific Society The Canary Museum has unveiled the publication of the story The Adventures of Goyo. The mystery of mummy number 8. It is a book intended for children and youth, and it presents some important aspects of the life of the ancient canaries through the visit to the museum center.
The texts of this new publication are the work of Luis Regueira Benítez and Mario Regueira Orihuela, and the illustrations are watercolors by the painter Mercedes Ley Florit, who premieres as an illustrator with this work. The story, which has been published with the collaboration of the Disa Foundation, will also serve as an educational tool within the project "Guides for a Day", aimed at primary, ESO and high school students.
Throughout its 80 pages, The Mystery of Mummy Number 8 presents the particular investigation of a child, Goyo, on the lost identity of a mummy who has for a time been identified as that of King Artemi. Goyo tours in his research the rooms of The Canary Museum, in which he learns how the ancient canaries lived while solving his questions about this unique mummy.
Luis Regueira, librarian of The Canary Museum, had the collaboration of his son Mario, who has just turned ten, to address the creation of a story that could serve as a guide to visit the permanent exhibition of this institution, but at the same time maintain the interest of readers through an attractive argument for children and youth audiences. Mercedes Ley's watercolors also contribute to this, which recreate the characters of history and the most characteristic elements of the museum in a cheerful and colorful style.
The "Guides for a Day" project, developed by El Museo Canario to promote multidisciplinary learning in collaboration with schools, will use this story in primary school classrooms as a teaching resource, as its reading will allow students to prepare in advance for their visit to the museum and further strengthen the acquired knowledge. Likewise, the cultural institution recommends that families read the story, either during the visit to the museum or in the domestic sphere, as a playful way of accessing knowledge about the ancient inhabitants of the island of Gran Canaria.