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Emerald Lizard
Contributor(s): DeSpain, Pleasant (Author)
ISBN: 0874835526     ISBN-13: 9780874835526
Publisher: August House Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2005
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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
 
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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.