Gallo de Bodas

Gallo de Bodas PDF Author:
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613166119
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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For use in schools and libraries only. In this Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

Gallo de Bodas

Gallo de Bodas PDF Author:
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613166119
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. In this Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

The Bossy Gallito

The Bossy Gallito PDF Author: Lucía M González
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781451792645
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages :

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In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

Gallo de Bodas

Gallo de Bodas PDF Author:
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780606166515
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

El gallo de bodas

El gallo de bodas PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439120036
Category : Birds
Languages : es
Pages :

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Érase una vez un gallito mandón que iba a la boda de su tío el perico. Muy elegante y limpiecito andaba el gallito cuando divisó dos granitos de maíz en medio del lodo a la orilla del camino.

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach PDF Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 1682631419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.

The Little Red Fort (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas)

The Little Red Fort (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas) PDF Author: Brenda Maier
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338257161
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year* "The Little Red Hen gets an appealing girl-power update...Young makers of all genders will be inspired." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewRuby's mind is always full of ideas.One day, she finds some old boards and decides to build something. She invites her brothers to help, but they just laugh and tell her she doesn't know how to build."Then I'll learn," she says.And she does!When she creates a dazzling fort that they all want to play in, it is Ruby who has the last laugh.With sprightly text and winsome pictures, this modern spin on the timeless favorite The Little Red Hen celebrates the pluck and ingenuity of young creators everywhere!

The Clown of God

The Clown of God PDF Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534414282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…

Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle

Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle PDF Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076368869X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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With insight and humor, Jennifer Richard Jacobson explores a common childhood anxiety and finds a quiet way to boost self-esteem, aided by Abby Carter’s expressive illustrations. Andy Shane did not want to be in school. He did not want to be at morning meeting. He did not want to sit up straight on the rug. Andy Shane would much rather be home catching bugs with Granny Webb than sitting in class with the likes of know-it-all Dolores Starbuckle. Any minute, Dolores is likely to shout out, 'Ms. Janice, someone's not sitting properly!" or "Ms. Janice, someone's misusing the math materials!" (meaning him, of course). At rhyme time, the words bug and rug get stuck in Andy's throat while Dolores yells out of turn, "Hullabaloo and Kalamazoo!" "I hate school," he blurts out at the end of the day to Granny Webb, who is sympathetic but firm. But when Granny makes a surprise visit to school with a monarch caterpillar, everyone is mesmerized and Andy remembers how much he knows about insects himself. Even Dolores Starbuckle can’t help but be impressed!

Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila

Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila PDF Author: Joe Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781947627437
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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A bilingual middle grade collection of playful folktales from Afro-Cuban tradition in side-by-side English and Spanish text, featuring ingenious human, animal and magical protagonists. Did you know that fire first came from an old sorceress? Cuban folklore teaches us about how she selfishly kept it for herself, until two clever twin boys who "could play their drums as if they had magic in their hands" tricked the hechicera into sharing it with the world. Whether or not you grew up hearing the story of Obbara the Orisha, who gained his special power by appreciating even the humblest gift, or of the three resourceful baby herons who used their song Tin ganga o, tin ganga o, yo mama ganga reré to find their parents-- this folktales collection will charm you with its humor, magic, and wisdom. In this Aesop Prize-winning book, reformatted for middle grade readers, folklorist and storyteller Joe Hayes shares stories he learned after years visiting Cuba and listening to local storytellers. He first visited Holguín, Cuba, the sister city of his hometown, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2001. He fell in love with the island and began to look for opportunities to meet and listen to Cuban storytellers, and to share the stories he knew from the American Southwest. He returned year after year, establishing a rich cultural exchange between U.S. and Cuban storytellers. Out of that collaboration came this fun collection of thirteen Cuban folktales. Joe gives context to the collection with an introduction and an all-important Note to Storytellers. In the Note, Joe goes over some of background of each of the tales included--what culture these stories originate from, some of the cultural meanings of elements in the stories, previous collections these stories have been included in, or other relevant storytelling and anthropological information. This collection is a wonderful resource for anyone trying to learn about the unique blend of Spanish, African and Caribbean influences on Cuban culture; for intermediate students of Spanish or English; storytellers looking to expand their repertoire; or anyone who enjoys a good folktale. Have fun reading and re-telling these stories yourself! "A captivating collection of thirteen folktales with influences from the Caribbean, Spain and Africa; Hayes has captured the essence and diversity of Cuba. Creation myths, legends and Pataki comprise this fascinating folktale anthology."--REFORMA Joe Hayes' bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a celebrated place among America's storytellers. He began sharing his stories in print in 1982. In 2005, Joe received the Talking Leaves Literary Award from the National Story telling Network, an award given to members of the story telling community who have made considerable and influential contributions to the literature of story telling. His books have received the Arizona Young Readers Award, two Land of Enchantment Children's Book Awards, four IPPY Awards, a Southwest Book Award, a Skipping Stone Honor, an Aesop Prize, and an Aesop Accolade Award. They have been on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List twice, and his book Ghost Fever was the first bilingual book to win the Bluebonnet Award. Mauricio Trenard Sayago was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1963. He was raised by his family and society to believe in the power of art to educate and transform the individual and society. This environment strongly influenced him. His goal is to use his work to simplify, exaggerate or change how we see our current realitites so that we can make the world a better place. Mauricio came to the United States in 2000 and lives in Brooklyn, making his living as an artist and using painting not only to create new images, but also to explore himself in his new cultural context.

Sophie the Hero (Sophie #2)

Sophie the Hero (Sophie #2) PDF Author: Lara Bergen
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545361095
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Meet Sophie, a little girl with a big goal: to find the perfect title for herself. Look out --- here's Sophie the Hero!It's a bird . . . it's a plane . . . it's Sophie the Hero!Sophie has discovered the perfect name this time, for sure: Sophie the Hero! After all, when little Ella ran out into the street in front of a car, Sophie swooped in to save the day. If that's not heroic, what is?But being a hero might be tougher than this third-grader expected. She's supposed to save the day --- not cause more trouble! Could Sophie's latest name be a heroic flop?