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The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story (Multilingual and English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Anaya, Rudolfo

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9780826342140: The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story (Multilingual and English and Spanish Edition)
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ISBN 10: 0826342140 ISBN 13: 9780826342140
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2007

Synopsis

The First Tortilla is a moving, bilingual story of courage and discovery. A small Mexican village is near starvation. There is no rain, and the bean and squash plants are dying.

Jade, a young village girl, is told by a blue hummingbird to take a gift to the Mountain Spirit. Then it will send the needed rain.

Burning lava threatens her, but Jade reaches the top of the volcano. The Mountain Spirit is pleased. It allows the ants in a nearby cave to share their corn with Jade. The corn was sweet and delicious and Jade took some back to save the village.

Jade grinds the dry corn, adds water, and makes dough. She pats the masa and places it on hot stones near the fire. She has made the first tortilla. Soon the making of corn tortillas spreads throughout Mexico and beyond.

Reading level: grade 3 and up

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About the Authors

Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque (the city's original Spanish spelling) won the PEN Center West Award for Fiction. He has also received the Premio Quinto Sol, the national Chicano literary award, the American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation, the Mexican Medal of Friendship from the Mexican Consulate, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.

Amy Cordova lives in Taos, New Mexico, and is a longtime artist and educator. She has illustrated many children's books and has won several awards for illustration, including the ALA Pura Belpró Award.

From the Back Cover

The story of a young Mexican girl who saves her village by making the first tortilla with the help of the Mountain Spirit.

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The story of a young Mexican girl who saves her village by making the first tortilla with the help of the Mountain Spirit.

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Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Publication date
2007
Language
Multiple languages
ISBN 10 
0826342140
ISBN 13 
9780826342140
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Córdova Amy
Number of pages
32
Rating
  • 3.87 out of 5 stars
    114 ratings by Goodreads