El niño de maíz / por Mario Bencastro ; ilustraciones por Christina Rodriguez = The boy of maize / by Mario Bencastro ; illustrations by Christina Rodriguez.
Publisher:
Library IdeasLLC,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
1 audio-enabled book (unpaged) : digital ; 27 cm. + 1 book (1 volume : color illustrations)
VOX Audio playback device includes headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, and page-turning controls. "The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. There's no need for computers, tablets or CDs. Children simply push a button to listen and read" --Publisher's website. Book originally published: Houston, TX: Pinata Books, 2022. VOX Books. Funded in part by a grant from the Clayton Fund.
Summary:
En esta versión de la historia de origen maya, el niño Balám viaja a un pueblo encima de una gran tortuga azul, pero lo preceden un piojo, un sapo, una serpiente y un gavilán, todos llevando las buenas noticias de su llegada. In this version of the Mayan origin story, the child Balám travels to a village on the back of a big blue turtle, but he is preceded by a louse, a toad, a snake, and a hawk, all carrying the good news of his arrival.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.