Pub Date: August 1, 2009
Dewey: 398.20899742
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.10" H x 8.30" L x 5.70" W ( 0.20 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Country and Cultural | Readers | Beginner
Series: On My Own Folklore
Description: Ever wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulkn to thank. Kukulkn is more than a kinghe is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree! But there is just one problem. Kukulkns brother, Night Jaguar, doesnt want regular people to have chocolate. He thinks only gods should eat the tempting treat. Will Night Jaguar prevail? Or will the Mayans get to keep their chocolate tree?
Brief description: Janice Lee Porter was born and raised in Chicago. She has a BFA in painting from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from California State University, Chico. She is the illustrator of over two dozen children's books and is an art faculty member at Shasta College in Redding, California, where she teaches painting and drawing. She lives in Chico, California.