In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle’s wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.
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- ISBN: 9780590468435
- Author: Gonzalez, Lucia M
- Illustrator: Delacre, Lulu
- Published: 1994 , Scholastic Inc.
- Themes: Birds, Parrots, Rooster, Weddings
- Descriptors: Bilingual, Cuba, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40