| Emerald Lizard Contributor(s): DeSpain, Pleasant (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874835526 ISBN-13: 9780874835526 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: DeSpain has spent decades exploring Latin American and collecting its stories. These tales are full of compassionate souls, humor, explanations of nature and geography -- and always, fine story-telling. Lamo-Jimenez's Spanish translation reverberates with the rich, vibrant quality for which Latin tales are known. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 99010537 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: World Storytelling from August House |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.46" W x 8.45" (0.58 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 55657 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bank Street College: Best Children's Books of the Year & Parent's Guide to Children's Media Young Adults' Choice Award Latin America today presents a complex tapestry of native, Spanish, European, and African influences. For the past three decades, Pleasant DeSpain has explored Latin America - its landscapes, customs, cultures, and especially, its stories. Here he presents his finely-honed retellings of traditional folktales, myths, and legends from a broad array of Latin American cultures: Guatemala, Haiti, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Chile. The fifteen tales presented here are full of compassionate souls, tricks and humor, explanations of nature and geography - and always, fine storytelling. Mario Lamo-Jim nez's Spanish translation reverberates with the rich, vibrant quality for which Latin tales are known. These animal stories are wild with llamas, jaguars and lessons for readers. Oh my Messages of courage, fairness and resourcefulness run rampant in these folktales. |