Efrain is a proud bilingual, multicultural immigrant scientist/artist from Durango, Mexico. He is an interdisciplinary photographer, activist, entomologist, visual storyteller and educator living in the Denver metro area.

For the Autumn 2023 issue, Efrain recommended Insects Did it First, Gregory S. Paulson and Eric R. Eaton, XLibris US, 2018, 156 pages.

For the Spring 2023 issue, Efrain recommended Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science, Jessica Hernandez, North Atlantic Books, 2022, 256 pages.

For the Winter 2022-2023 issue, Efrain recommended Welcome to the Neighborwood, (Pop up Hardcover) Shawn Sheehy, Candlewick, 2015, 18 pages.

For the Autumn 2022 issue, Efrain recommended The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, 2016, Algonquin Books, 208 pages.