Status
Available
Local notes
921 MEN
Collection
Publication
Groundwood Books (2005), 56 pages
Description
Menchu's retelling of the stories her grandparents and parents told presents a rich, humorous and engaging picture of the past. Stories like her grandfather swepting her grandmother off her feet, picking blackberries and secretly eating them with chunks of brown sugar, playing with her siblings in the river and her mother's knowledge of the healing powers of the forest plants.
Awards
CCBC Choices (2006)
Notable Children's Book (2006)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
56 p.; 6.56 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member alexcirasuolo
This is a beautifully written and illustrated book..The author does a nice job of bringing the reader into the story.
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Lexile
860L
Pages
56