The golden flower : a Taino myth from Puerto Rico
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New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1996.
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Non-Fiction | j398.2 J236g | On Shelf |
Hermitage - Kids Non-Fiction | j398.2 J236g | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Creation -- Mythology -- Juvenile literature.
Folklore -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Pura Belpré Honor book for illustration -- 1998.
Taino Indians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Taino mythology -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile literature.
Folklore -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Pura Belpré Honor book for illustration -- 1998.
Taino Indians -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Taino mythology -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1996.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
LG
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Lexile measure
580
Notes
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Booklist,,6/1/1996
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Horn Book Guide,,9/1996
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Kirkus Review,,5/15/1996
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Publisher's Weekly,,6/3/1996
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School Library Journal,,7/1996
Description
A Taino myth of how the island Puerto Rico was created in a world that once had no water or vegetation but was only a tall mountain on a desert plain. A boy finds seeds and plants them at the top of the mountain and lush vegetation grows including an enormous pumpkin. When the pumpkin breaks the sea rushes out and fills the plain leaving the mountain top island of Puerto Rico.
Target Audience
3.7.
Target Audience
1-4.
Target Audience
660,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS,LG,3.7,0.5,70338.
Awards
Pura Belpré Honor book for illustration, 1998
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jaffe, N., & Sanchez, E. O. (1996). The golden flower: a Taino myth from Puerto Rico . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jaffe, Nina and Enrique O. Sanchez. 1996. The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth From Puerto Rico. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jaffe, Nina and Enrique O. Sanchez. The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth From Puerto Rico Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jaffe, Nina., and Enrique O. Sanchez. The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth From Puerto Rico Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996.
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