| La Llorona / The Weeping Woman Contributor(s): Hayes, Joe (Author), Trego Hill, Vicki (Illustrator), Pennypacker, Mona (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0938317393 ISBN-13: 9780938317395 Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: November 1986 Annotation: The traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost is presented in parallel English and Spanish text. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98011370 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.66" W x 9.7" (0.29 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18336 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: La Llorona (yoh-ROH-nah) / The Weeping Woman is the ghost story to end all ghost stories, capturing the minds of both kids and adults in the U.S. and Mexico. In Spanish and English, master storyteller JOE HAYES retells the tale of a beautiful woman whose fear and jealousy dooms her to an eternal search for all she's lost. It appears at first to be only a frightening story filled with mysterious events that cause children to sit wide-eyed, huddling together, listening spellbound. Yet it's the simple, universal wisdom at the core of the story that finally works its magic in their hearts. La Llorona es el cuento de fantasmas que supera todos los otros. Por generaciones, ha cautivado las imaginaciones de ambos ni os y adultos en M xico y los Estados Unidos. En espa ol e ingles, el maestro autor JOE HAYES cuenta la historia de los celos y miedo que conden a una bella mujer a una b squeda eternal por todo lo que perdi . Primero parece ser solo una historia espantosa, llena de eventos misteriosos, que causa que ni os se sientan cerca, completamente fascinados. Pero es la sabidur a simple y universal al centro de la historia que trabaja como magia en sus corazones. La Llorona is available in a four-color edition in both paper and cloth. Joe's chilling story of the crying ghost woman has sold over 600,000 copies and is truly the best known and most popular story of Hispanic America. La Llorona has more staying power than Batman and Wonder Woman combined. As proof, librarians tell us that Joe Hayes'La Llorona leaves the library more than they do, often not even bothering to come back--kids love her that much. She gives them the shivers La Llorona esta disponible en una edici n de cuatro colores en ambos papel y tela. La historia espeluznante que Joe cuenta sobre la mujer fantasma ha vendido m s de 600,000 copias, y es verdaderamente la historia m s conocida y popular de Latinoam rica. La Llorona es m s . Bibliotecarios y bibliotecarias nos dicen que sus libros de La Llorona escritos por Joe Hayes salen de la librer a m s que ellos y ellas, hasta a veces ni regresan-- tanto les gusta la historia a los ni os |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. Vicki Trego Hill lives in El Paso, Texas, where she makes a living as a graphic design artist and illustrator. Mona Pennypacker is an artist and illustrator. This is her first book collaborating with her mother Vicki Trego Hill. |