Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la llorona - Hardcover

Maya Christina Gonzalez; Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0892391367 ISBN 13: 9780892391363

Publisher: Children's Book Press, 1997

Synopsis

In a bilingual retelling of a famous Mexican legend, Prietita sets out to find the missing herb that can cure her mother's illness and, while lost in the woods, comes face to face with the mysterious la Llorona, the ghost woman.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?In this bilingual (English/Spanish) tale, Prietita seeks a remedy for her mother's illness. Do?a Lola, the curandera or healer, sends her in search of the rue plant, but Prietita gets lost in the woods. She appeals to the various animals (deer, salamander, dove) that she meets for help, but in vain. Then La Llorona appears and guides the girl to the plant and out of the woods. La Llorona, the "Crying Woman," is traditionally a bogey: frightening, unredeemable, she lures children away from their families and disappears with them. Anzaldua's story, though, casts her as a helpful, benign figure. A source note explains the reason for this change. Whether readers can accept this version or not, this tale provides a fascinating context in which to introduce and discuss folktales. The well-written English text includes a number of Spanish terms. Gonzalez's lovely folk paintings, awash in bright colors, authentically portray the people and native plants and animals of this South Texas locale. Prietita was also featured in Anzaldua's Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del Otro Lado (Children's Book Pr., 1993).?Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Children's Book Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0892391367
• ISBN 13: 9780892391363
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32