Pub Date: March 1, 1994
Dewey: E
LCCN: 93038628
Lexile Code: 0830
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.13" H x 10.00" L x 8.02" W ( 0.25 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational | Places | Caribbean and Latin America | Social Themes | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Girls and Women
Description: A 1993 Parent's Choice Award honoree, this story about the importance of family pride and personal endurance introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the eyes of little Esperanza, who works with her abuela--her grandmother--on weavings to sell at the public market. Full color throughout.
Brief description:
Omar S. Castañeda (1954-1997) was born in Guatemala City and moved to the United States when he was a child. He was a teacher of creative writing at Western Washington University.
Review Quotes:
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)