The Honey Jar.The Honey Jar Rigoberta Menchu Men·chú , Rigoberta Born 1959. Guatemalan human rights activist who won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the civil war and improve the political and economic conditions of the indigenous people of Guatemala. Groundwood Books 1700 4th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 www.groundwoodbooks.com 0888996705 $16.95 1-800-893-5777 Written by Noble Peace Prize winner and Mayan activist Rigoberta Menchu with the assistance Dante Liano and enhanced with full color artwork by Domi, The Honey Jar is an entertaining collection of short stories and encouraging tales drawn from the author's childhood growing up in a Mayan culture. These are tales and stories her grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl told during her childhood, collected under one cover and offering a new generation of children a special insights into a Native American culture's captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. and imaginative folklore folklore, the body of customs, legends, beliefs, and superstitions passed on by oral tradition. It includes folk dances, folk songs, folk medicine (the use of magical charms and herbs), and folktales (myths, rhymes, and proverbs). offering explanations of certain natural phenomena, magical twins, the Twins, The, English name for Gemini, a constellation. sky, the sun and the moon, animals, plants, and the gods. Especially suitable for school and community library Folklore/Mythology collections for children, The Honey Jar is a very highly recommended read as a high interest for any young reader for its entertaining, imaginative, and vibrant tales, fables, and mysteries. |
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