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The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Día Que Nevó Tortillas: Folktales Told in Spanish and English

AUTHOR Castro L., Antonio; Hayes, Joe
PUBLISHER Cinco Puntos Press (10/01/2003)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Gather 'round master storyteller Joe Hayes to hear tales of wisdom, magic, trickery, and more, from old New Mexican folklore. Side-by-side English and Spanish text.

The tales in this collection have been shared for over four hundred years--since the Spanish reached New Mexico. In the hands of witty Joe Hayes, it's especially easy to see the magic that has kept these stories alive generation after generation. In the title story, a very clever woman saves her silly husband from a band of robbers--by making the old man believe it snowed tortillas during the night! The enchantment continues in story after story--a clever thief tricks a king for his kingdom and a prince finds his beloved in a house full of wicked step-sisters. And of course, we listen to the ancient tale of the weeping woman, La Llorona, who still searches for her drowned children along the riverbanks.

Each tale is further brought to life by an illustration from award winning artist, Antonio Castro Lopez. A helpful afterword also adds helpful and interesting historical notes for each story.

Los cuentos de esta colección han sido compartidos durante más de cuatrocientos años, desde que los españoles llegaron a Nuevo México. En manos del ingenioso Joe Hayes, es especialmente fácil ver la magia que ha mantenido vivas estas historias generación tras generación. En la historia principal, una mujer muy inteligente salva a su marido despistado de una banda de ladrones, al hacerle creer al anciano que nevaron tortillas durante la noche! El encantamiento continúa historia tras historia: un astuto ladrón engaña a un rey para quedarse con su reino y un príncipe encuentra a su amada en una casa llena de malvadas hermanastras. Y por supuesto, escuchamos el antiguo cuento de La Llorona que aún busca a sus hijos ahogados por las orillas del río.

Cada cuento toma vida aún más claramente con una ilustración del galardonado artista Antonio Castro López. Un útil epílogo también agrega notas históricas útiles e interesantes para cada historia.

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ISBN-13: 9780938317760
ISBN-10: 0938317768
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: Spanish
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Page Count: 144
Carton Quantity: 40
Product Dimensions: 6.69 x 0.43 x 8.51 inches
Weight: 0.53 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids, Bilingual, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Cultural
Juvenile Fiction | Hispanic & Latino
Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
Grade Level: 5th Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 398.209
Library of Congress Control Number: 2003004426
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Gather 'round master storyteller Joe Hayes to hear tales of wisdom, magic, trickery, and more, from old New Mexican folklore. Side-by-side English and Spanish text.

The tales in this collection have been shared for over four hundred years--since the Spanish reached New Mexico. In the hands of witty Joe Hayes, it's especially easy to see the magic that has kept these stories alive generation after generation. In the title story, a very clever woman saves her silly husband from a band of robbers--by making the old man believe it snowed tortillas during the night! The enchantment continues in story after story--a clever thief tricks a king for his kingdom and a prince finds his beloved in a house full of wicked step-sisters. And of course, we listen to the ancient tale of the weeping woman, La Llorona, who still searches for her drowned children along the riverbanks.

Each tale is further brought to life by an illustration from award winning artist, Antonio Castro Lopez. A helpful afterword also adds helpful and interesting historical notes for each story.

Los cuentos de esta colección han sido compartidos durante más de cuatrocientos años, desde que los españoles llegaron a Nuevo México. En manos del ingenioso Joe Hayes, es especialmente fácil ver la magia que ha mantenido vivas estas historias generación tras generación. En la historia principal, una mujer muy inteligente salva a su marido despistado de una banda de ladrones, al hacerle creer al anciano que nevaron tortillas durante la noche! El encantamiento continúa historia tras historia: un astuto ladrón engaña a un rey para quedarse con su reino y un príncipe encuentra a su amada en una casa llena de malvadas hermanastras. Y por supuesto, escuchamos el antiguo cuento de La Llorona que aún busca a sus hijos ahogados por las orillas del río.

Cada cuento toma vida aún más claramente con una ilustración del galardonado artista Antonio Castro López. Un útil epílogo también agrega notas históricas útiles e interesantes para cada historia.

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Author: Hayes, Joe
Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He grew up in a small town in southern Arizona where he learned Spanish from his classmates. As he got older, Joe began gathering old stories from the Southwest. Joe has earned a distinctive role as a bilingual storyteller.
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Illustrator: Castro L., Antonio
Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and has lived in the Juarez-El Paso area for most of his life. He has illustrated dozens of childrens' books including PAjaro Verde and Treasure on Gold Street.
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