| The Corn Grows Ripe Contributor(s): Rhoads, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140363130 ISBN-13: 9780140363135 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Mexico - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 92024888 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Series: Newbery Library, Puffin |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.19 lbs) 96 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20303 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Newbery Honor Book Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family? When Tigre's father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have fields of their own to tend, and Tigre's mother and grandmother cannot do it on their own. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Can he shoulder the burden on his own, and take his father's place? "A book of special artistic distinction, with its well-told story rich in Mayan folkway and custom and its boldly appropriate drawings."--The Horn Book |