Martina una cucarachita muy linda: Un cuento cubano (Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale)
By Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrators
Illustrated by Michael Austin
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Imprint
Peachtree
ISBN
By Carmen Agra Deedy
9781561454259
Awards and Honors 2008 Pura Belpré Award, Honor, Author | ALA Notable Book for Younger Readers; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2008, FolktalesMartina una cucarachita muy linda: Un cuento cubano (Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale)
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Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha, a cockroach muy linda, is twenty-one days old and ready to marry. Her abuela advises her to spill café on each suitor's shoes to make him angry enough to reveal his true nature. "El prueba del café no falla jamás (The coffee test never fails)," Abuela says. Who will Martina's true love be? Don Gallo, the rooster? Don Cerdo, the pig? Don Lagarto, the lizard? Or el ratoncito, a little mouse, named Pérez? Spanish text. Full-color acrylic paintings. A 2008 Pura Belpré Honor Book.
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