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Mexico
Materials from Mexico
Why Corn Is Golden: Stories About Plants
Mexican folktales tell how flowers were named, how an old man outsmarted a tribe of chocolate-stealing warriors, and how a drink made from the aloe plant led to the marriage of a king and princess.
So Sings The Blue Deer
Thirteen-year-old Moon Feather is chosen to join a dangerous pilgrimage to Mexico City to pick up live white-tailed deer, to be used to reestablish the natural population on Huichol land in the mountains.
Pancho’s Pi
On Christmas Eve Pancho rescues a star from a cactus and receives the gift of happiness.
Gotta Go! Gotta Go!
Although she does not know why or how, a small creepy-crawly bug is certain that she must make her way to Mexico.
The Fabulous Firework Family
Because they make the best fireworks in their Mexican village, Pepito and his sister Amelia and their parents are asked to create a grand firework castle to honor their village’s patron saint, but a clever pickpocket threatens to ruin the celebration
The Hummingbirds’ Gift
When Consuelo saves the hummingbirds’ lives they, in return, show her how to save her family from the drought. With straw weavings by Juliana Reyes de Silva and Juan Hilario Silva.
Leona, A Love Story
In early nineteenth-century Mexico, sixteen-year-old Leona Vicario, loyal to Spain and engaged to a wealthy widower, comes to terms with her growing revolt against Spain’s harsh treatment of Mexicans and her love for a young revolutionary lawyer.
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The Maya
Looks at the history and culture of the Mayas, and describes their cities, religion, writing, rulers, wars, and daily life.