| Los Veinticinco Gatos Mixtecos Contributor(s): Gollub, Matthew (Author), Martinez, Leovigildo (Illustrator), Guzmán Ferrer, Martín Luis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1889910007 ISBN-13: 9781889910000 Publisher: Tortuga Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: January 1997 Annotation: En un polvoriento pueblecito de las montanas de Oaxaca, Mexico, el curandero regresa del mercado provisto de una camada de gatitos. La llegada de los animalitos, un tanto desconocidos, no es nada bienvenida. Algunas personas piensan que los gatitos se comeran las vacas, y otras anuncian que prenderan fuego a los campos. Pero, cuando un maleficio amenaza a un miembro del pueblito, los veinticinco gatos mixtecos se ganan los corazones de todos. El libro, cuento original basado en el folclore de la Oaxaca nativa del artista, rebosa con los simbolos y la riqueza cultural de ese encantador estado del Sur de Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Cats - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Mexico - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 96061522 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 11.29" W x 8.77" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this awaited Spanish translation of Gollub and Martinez's first book, the Mixtec Cats at last have come home to the expressive language of Mexico. The hardcover and paperback editions, issued simultaneously, address the need for fine Spanish books that are authentic and culturally-relevant to young Spanish speakers. In a dusty mountain village of the artist's own Oaxaca, the local healer returns from market with twenty-five pets. Though some people fear the unfamiliar kittens will eat everything in sight -- and maybe even set fire to the fields -- when an evil spell threatens a member of the community, the cats win their way into the villagers' hearts. |