The First Tortilla
A Bilingual Story
Published on 15. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-8263-4215-7 (ISBN)
Description
Jade is a young girl who lives in a village next to a towering volcano. On its peak lives a Mountain Spirit who makes his presence known by rumbling the earth, filling the sky with smoke, and pouring lava down the mountainside. Angered by those who forget to honor him for providing their harvest, the Mountain Spirit has stopped sending rain to Jade's village and the people are faced with the possibility of having to abandon their homes and land.
As Jade collects water from the near-dry lake, a blue hummingbird-a messenger from the Mountain Spirit-tells Jade she must take a gift to the Mountain Spirit and ask for rain. Guided by the hummingbird, Jade presents her food offering to the Mountain Spirit. Pleased, the spirit offers the brave girl corn kernels that she takes back to her village and uses to create the first tortilla.
As Jade collects water from the near-dry lake, a blue hummingbird-a messenger from the Mountain Spirit-tells Jade she must take a gift to the Mountain Spirit and ask for rain. Guided by the hummingbird, Jade presents her food offering to the Mountain Spirit. Pleased, the spirit offers the brave girl corn kernels that she takes back to her village and uses to create the first tortilla.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Albuquerque, NM
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 9 to 13 years, Interest Age: From 6 to 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
16 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
166 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8263-4215-7 (9780826342157)
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Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.
Amy Cordova of Taos, New Mexico, is an artist, arts educator, and activist, renowned for her highly contextualised depiction of Latino cultures. She has illustrated over seventeen children's books and has been awarded the prestigious American Library Association Pura Belpre Award twice, in 2008 and 2010.
Amy Cordova of Taos, New Mexico, is an artist, arts educator, and activist, renowned for her highly contextualised depiction of Latino cultures. She has illustrated over seventeen children's books and has been awarded the prestigious American Library Association Pura Belpre Award twice, in 2008 and 2010.