| Viviana Y La Leyenda de Los Hoodoos (Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos) Contributor(s): Jennings, Terry Catasús (Author), Saroff, Phyllis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1628559594 ISBN-13: 9781628559590 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016043597 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.3" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hace tiempo, los Viejos eran malos. Ellos se bebieron toda el agua, se comieron todos los pi ones y no dejaron nada para las otras criaturas. Sinawav, el coyote, los castig convirti ndolos en hoodoos rocosos. Ahora, cuando los ni os se portan mal, sus Paiute mayores les recuerdan que tambi n ellos podr an convertirse en columnas de roca Viviana ha escuchado las historias pero, este a o mientras ella y su abuela escalan la meseta para recoger pi ones, Viviana tiene algo m s importante en su mente: tiros de prueba de baloncesto. Cuando Viviana es irrespetuosa con los rboles y con la tierra, su abuela debe recordarle sobre la leyenda de los hoodoos y de c mo la naturaleza ha hecho posible que su gente pueda vivir. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jennings, Terry Catasus: - Terry Catasús Jennings has won several prestigious children's book awards, including NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book, NSTA Recommended, and Bank Street's Best Children's Book of the Year. In addition to Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos, Terry has written Magnetic Magic, Gopher to the Rescue, and Sounds of the Savanna for Arbordale. Her middle-grade book, The Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990 was listed in the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Project 2014-2015 List. Terry has been a contributor for the Smithsonian's Science Education Center books. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Long Island News Day, and Ranger Rick. Terry is an active member of The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC and SCBWI. She and her husband live in Northern Virginia. Visit her website at www.terrycjennings.com.Saroff, Phyllis: - Since childhood, Phyllis Saroff has brought together her loves of science and art. In addition to Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos, Tuktuk: Tundra Tale, and Sounds of the Savanna, Phyllis has illustrated nonfiction books about the natural world such as Teeth and Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter. She also illustrates for children's magazines, wayside signs and other educational material. Phyllis works digitally and with oil paint. Phyllis lives in Maryland with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. Visit her website: http: //www.saroffillustration.com/#home |
