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Cuckoo/Cucú: A Mexican Folktale/Un Cuento Folklórico Mexicano (Bilingual English-Spanish) Voyager Books Edition
Contributor(s): Ehlert, Lois (Author), Ehlert, Lois (Illustrator)
ISBN: 015202428X     ISBN-13: 9780152024284
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Language: Spanish
Published: August 2000
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Annotation: In this Mexican folktale, the beautiful Cuckoo is lazy and never does her share of the work--that is until a field fire threatens the season's seed crop. Cuckoo is the only one who can save it, but will she risk harming her lovely feathers by flying through the smoke and fire? Full-color illustrations.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Caribbean & Latin American
Dewey: 398.2
LCCN: 95-39560
Lexile Measure: 290
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 11.7" (0.50 lbs) 36 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mexican
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 18304
Reading Level: 2.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Cuckoo is beautiful. Trouble is, she's lazy. She never does her share of work--that is, until a field fire threatens the season's seed crop and Cuckoo is the only one who can save it. But will she risk harming her lovely feathers by flying through the thick smoke and flames?

Contributor Bio(s): Ehlert, Lois: -

LOIS EHLERT has created many picture books, including Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the bestselling Waiting for Wings. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.