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Folktales Latin American


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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
by Pat Mora
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Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found... (read more)

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Sergio and the Hurricane
Sergio and the Hurricane
by Alexandra Wallner
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In Puerto Rico, a little boy and his village experience the drama and destruction of a hurricane Sergio lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan is usually sunny and peaceful, but one day the sky grows dark and the ocean gets choppy. A hurricane is... (read more)

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The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
by Lynne Cherry
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For thousands of years, in the jungles of the Amazon, shamans have passed their wisdom of the medicinal values of rain forest plants from one generation to the next. The Shaman's Apprentice tells the story of a Tirio Indian boy who dreams of one day... (read more)

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Pot That Juan Built (02 Edition)
Pot That Juan Built (02 Edition)
by Nancy Andrews-goebel
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Juan Quezada creates pots in the traditional style of the Casas Grandes people. This real-life story relays how Juan's pioneering work has changed a poor village into a prosperous community.... (read more)

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Mama God, Papa God: A Caribbean Tale
Mama God, Papa God: A Caribbean Tale
by Richa Keens Douglas
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This creation tale portrays Mama God and Papa God talking together as they add new elements to heaven. With love and laughter, Papa God creates the first man and Mama God the first woman. Each new creation fills them with delight until they agree the... (read more)

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Conejito: A Folktale from Panama
Conejito: A Folktale from Panama
by Margaret Read Macdonald
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An all-star author-illustrator team delivers a timeless story about finding love and acceptance.... (read more)

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Fiestas
Fiestas
by Jose Luis Orozco
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Carefully crafted for both Spanish and English audiences, this radiant bilingual collection (a follow-up to the highly successful De Colores and Diez Deditos) includes over twenty holiday songs and rhymes gathered from Spanish-speaking countries. The... (read more)

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Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
by Gerald Mcdermott
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Jabutí's shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet. But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabutí sometimes played. When a concert takes place in heaven, Vulture offers to fly Jabut... (read more)

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The Chocolate Tree: A Mayan Folktale (On My Own Folklore)
The Chocolate Tree: A Mayan Folktale (On My Own Folklore)
by Linda Lowery
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Ever wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulk??n to thank. Kukulk??n is more than a king???he is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree But there is just one problem. Kukulk??n's brother, Night... (read more)

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Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations
Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations
by Alfred Avila
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SPECTERS that haunt the rivers and woods, hidden treasure, headless goblins, a wild phantasmagoria of gore and grizzle...all here for the first time in English to delight audiences of all ages, but particularly young adult readers. Alfred Avila's... (read more)

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The Pasteboard Bandit
The Pasteboard Bandit
by Langston Hughes
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In this delightful children's tale, an American boy, Kenny Strange, moves to the quiet Mexican town of Taxco with his parents and strikes up a friendship with young Juanito P�rez, a Taxco native. The two boys are brought together by an enchanting... (read more)

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The fifth and final sun :an ancient aztec myth of the sun's origin
The fifth and final sun :an ancient aztec myth of the sun's origin
by C Shana Greger
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Back in the earliest memories of the world, the God of the Night ruled the skies, but his reign as sun was ended by the jealousy of the God of the Wind. The ancient gods' struggle for supremacy raged for ages, until the creation, by sacrifice of the... (read more)

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Huevos Rancheros
Huevos Rancheros
by Stefan Czernecki
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This delightful story about a clever hen who outsmarts her coyote adversary through charm and culinary art features stunning full-color illustrations that capture the feeling of Mexico.... (read more)

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Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes
Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes
by Barbara Knutson
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Zorro and Quwi :tales of a trickster pig
Zorro and Quwi :tales of a trickster pig
by Rebecca Hickox
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The Magic Feather: A Jamaican Legend
The Magic Feather: A Jamaican Legend
by Lis Rojanybuccieri
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Flame of Peace a Tale of the Aztecs
Flame of Peace a Tale of the Aztecs
by Deborah Lattimore
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So Say the Little Monkeys
So Say the Little Monkeys
by Nancy Van Laan
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Juan Bobo & the Pig: A Puerto Rican Folktale
Juan Bobo & the Pig: A Puerto Rican Folktale
by Felix Pitre
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Fair At Kanta
Fair At Kanta
by Carlos Antonio
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