Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher: Follettbound
ISBN: 9781413127522
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 192
Book Description
The emerald lizard : fifteen Latin American tales to tell in English and Spanish (la lagartija E
Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher: Follettbound
ISBN: 9781413127522
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Follettbound
ISBN: 9781413127522
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Caribbean Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476663041
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme--in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales--some in danger of disappearing--retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476663041
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme--in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales--some in danger of disappearing--retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.
A Journey to Cloudland - Un viaje al pa?s de las nubes
Author: Mario Lamo-Jiménez
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412007682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In this collection, seven bilingual stories showcase the richness of Latin American folklore, fantasy, and fiction. Latin American literature is rooted in the history and culture of the world from which it arises, and this book explores many facets of those roots within everyday occurrences, historical events, and traditional folk stories, sometimes using imaginary characters in real situations and other times, real characters in fanciful situations. Transporting readers to such places as the Amazon jungle and nineteenth-century Bogotá or through epic events of the Latin American War of Independence, the author has compiled, researched, and invented stories by turns whimsical and deeply moving, and has cast them, with a dose of his own imagination, in an agile, poetic language that keeps readers enthralled from start to finish. Whatever the subject matter - be it a fictitious chihuahua (a breed native to Latin America), a fresh batch of tamales, an Amazon legend, a piñata maker, a hero of Latin American independence, a generations-old priest's tale, or a magnificent journey through Andean topography - the author leads us in among the intertwining roots of Latin American life and shows us its reality through a different prism, one in which the everyday is fantastical and fantasy seems commonplace.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412007682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In this collection, seven bilingual stories showcase the richness of Latin American folklore, fantasy, and fiction. Latin American literature is rooted in the history and culture of the world from which it arises, and this book explores many facets of those roots within everyday occurrences, historical events, and traditional folk stories, sometimes using imaginary characters in real situations and other times, real characters in fanciful situations. Transporting readers to such places as the Amazon jungle and nineteenth-century Bogotá or through epic events of the Latin American War of Independence, the author has compiled, researched, and invented stories by turns whimsical and deeply moving, and has cast them, with a dose of his own imagination, in an agile, poetic language that keeps readers enthralled from start to finish. Whatever the subject matter - be it a fictitious chihuahua (a breed native to Latin America), a fresh batch of tamales, an Amazon legend, a piñata maker, a hero of Latin American independence, a generations-old priest's tale, or a magnificent journey through Andean topography - the author leads us in among the intertwining roots of Latin American life and shows us its reality through a different prism, one in which the everyday is fantastical and fantasy seems commonplace.
The Emerald Lizard
Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780605091351
Category :
Languages : es
Pages :
Book Description
A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780605091351
Category :
Languages : es
Pages :
Book Description
A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.
Bilingual Children's Books in English and Spanish / Los Libros Bilingues Para Ninos en Ingles Y en Espanol
Author: Doris Cruger Dale
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Dale is a former professor in the College of Education at Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale. In this Bibliography, she lists and annotates 254 titles of bilingual children's books containing both Spanish and English in the same volume, published during the past six decades. The text includes an introduction, table of contents, and subject indexing in both English and Spanish. Entries in the bibliography itself are arranged in alphabetical order by the author's last name and then by book title, and include brief summaries of the text (in English only), information on awards the book has won, and a list of reviews from Children's Book Review Index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Dale is a former professor in the College of Education at Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale. In this Bibliography, she lists and annotates 254 titles of bilingual children's books containing both Spanish and English in the same volume, published during the past six decades. The text includes an introduction, table of contents, and subject indexing in both English and Spanish. Entries in the bibliography itself are arranged in alphabetical order by the author's last name and then by book title, and include brief summaries of the text (in English only), information on awards the book has won, and a list of reviews from Children's Book Review Index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Emerald Lizard
Author: Pleasant DeSpain
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613250160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613250160
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.
The Nautical Magazine and Journal of the Royal Naval Reserve
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Esmeralda
Author: Nina Wilcox Putnam
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243270088
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Excerpt from Esmeralda: Or Every Little Bit Helps As it is, she is avowedly reducing; which fact disarms comment. Still, ideas come to her rather slowly, and I might almost say visibly. As this idea formulated she tapped the arm of her chair slowly, the magnificent Morton diamond showing to great advantage on her well-cared-f or hand. At length she spoke. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243270088
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Excerpt from Esmeralda: Or Every Little Bit Helps As it is, she is avowedly reducing; which fact disarms comment. Still, ideas come to her rather slowly, and I might almost say visibly. As this idea formulated she tapped the arm of her chair slowly, the magnificent Morton diamond showing to great advantage on her well-cared-f or hand. At length she spoke. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.