The first tortilla : a bilingual story /

The first tortilla : a bilingual story /

Guided by a blue hummingbird, Jade brings an offering to the Mountain Spirit who lives near her village in Mexico, and asks if he will send rain to end the drought that threatens the people. Includes information about the legend on which this story is based and facts about corn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anaya, Rudolfo A.
Other Authors: Lamadrid, Enrique R., Córdova, Amy (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Droughts > Fiction.
Spirits > Fiction.
Corn > Fiction.
Courage > Fiction.
Hummingbirds > Fiction.
Spanish language materials > Bilingual.
Tortillas > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Droughts > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Spirits > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Corn > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Courage > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Hummingbirds > Folklore > Juvenile fiction.
Tortillas > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Sequías > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Espíritus > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Maíz > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Valentía > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Colibríes > Folklore > Novela juvenil.
Folklore > México > Novela juvenil.
Mexico > History > Fiction.
Folklore > Mexico > Juvenile fiction.
Description
Summary:Guided by a blue hummingbird, Jade brings an offering to the Mountain Spirit who lives near her village in Mexico, and asks if he will send rain to end the drought that threatens the people. Includes information about the legend on which this story is based and facts about corn.
Physical Description:1 vol. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780826342140 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826342140 (cloth : alk. paper)

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