Author: Anita BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Dumb Juan and the Bandits./by Anita Brenner and Jean Charlot
Author: Anita BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Dumb Juan & the Bandits
Author: Anita BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brigands and robbers
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Mexican version of the classic folk tale of the fellow who is thought stupid by his brothers but who triumphs over them in the end.
The Latin American Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan ElswitPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786478950
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth. One in a series of folklore reference guides ("...an invaluable resource..."--School Library Journal), this book features summaries and sources of 470 tales told in Mexico, Central America and South America, a region underrepresented in collections of world folklore. The volume sends users to the best stories retold in English from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec civilizations, Spanish and Portuguese missionaries and colonists, African slave cultures, indentured servants from India, and more than 75 indigenous tribes from 21 countries. The tales are grouped into themed sections with a detailed subject index.
Child of the Flower-Song People
Author: Gloria AmescuaPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683357388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life debut author Gloria Amescua's lyrical biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's culture through modeling for famous artists She was Luz Jiménez, child of the flower-song people, the powerful Aztec, who called themselves Nahua— who lost their land but who did not disappear. As a young Nahua girl in Mexico during the early 1900s, Luz learned how to grind corn in a metate, to twist yarn with her toes, and to weave on a loom. By the fire at night, she listened to stories of her community’s joys, suffering, and survival, and wove them into her heart. But when the Mexican Revolution came to her village, Luz and her family were forced to flee and start a new life. In Mexico City, Luz became a model for painters, sculptors, and photographers such as Diego Rivera, Jean Charlot, and Tina Modotti. These artists were interested in showing the true face of Mexico and not a European version. Through her work, Luz found a way to preserve her people's culture by sharing her native language, stories, and traditions. Soon, scholars came to learn from her. This moving, beautifully illustrated biography tells the remarkable story of how model and teacher Luz Jiménez became “the soul of Mexico”—a living link between the indigenous Nahua and the rest of the world. Through her deep pride in her roots and her unshakeable spirit, the world came to recognize the beauty and strength of her people. The book includes an author’s note, timeline, glossary, and bibliography.
Children's Books and Their Creators
Author: Anita SilveyPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395653807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.
The Don Juan Theme: Versions and Criticism; a Bibliography
Author: Armand Edwards SingerPublisher:
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Category : Don Juan (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Don Juan Theme
Author: Armand Edwards SingerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Liberty
Author: The Bandits from Río Frío
Author: Manuel PaynoPublisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN: 1587368234
Category : Historical fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Novel based on a series of true events centering on the scandalous activities of Colonel Juan Yáñez, associate of Santa Ana, a powerful and influential figure in Mexico (called Relumbrón, who makes his appearance in the second part).
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