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Martina the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale

Deedy, Carmen Agra (author.). Austin, Michael Allen (illustrator.).

Summary: Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of cafe cubano. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage. That's where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increible, some shocking advice. You want me to do what? Martina gasps. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's unorthodox suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails The Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. Soon, only the gardener Perez, a tiny brown mouse, is left. But what will happen when Martina offers him cafe cubano? After reading this sweet and witty retelling of the Cuban folktale, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.

Record details

ISBN: 9781561457878
ISBN: 9781561453993
ISBN: 1561457876
ISBN: 1561453994
Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Atlanta, GA : Peachtree, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:	720 Lexile. AD610L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.1 0.5 116505.
Awards Note:	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008. Pura Belpré Author Honor, 2008.