Clara and the Curandera/Clara y La Curandera

Contributor(s): Brown, Monica (Author), Muraida, Thelma (Illustrator), Ventura, Gabriela Baeza (Translator)

ISBN: 9781558857001

Publisher: Pinata Books

Hardcover

$18.95

Pub Date: October 1, 2011

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2010054216

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bilingual, Illustrated

Target Age Group: 04 to 07

Physical Info: 0.36" H x 8.81" L x 11.12" W ( 0.94 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General see also headings under Family | Hispanic and Latino | General

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000150744 ( Clara and the Curandera/Clara y La Curandera)

Reading level: 3.60

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: A young girl learns an important lesson about sharing and helping others in this engaging bilingual picture book for children. The author has won numerous awards and accolades for her bilingual, culturally relevant children's picture books. Ages 4-8

Review Quotes: "This well-written, beautifully illustrated bilingual book for 4- to 8-year-olds tells the story of once-grumpy Clara. Advice from the neighborhood curandera, or healer, helps transform a girl who learns valuable lessons from sharing and helping others." -- Elaine Ayala "My SA"