La Fiesta de Las Tortillas
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La Fiesta de Las Tortillas by Jorge Argueta
The author remembers the day on which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in El Salvador. The narration is full of suspense and is impregnated with the delicious scents that surrounded the kitchen and that remain intact in the memory and the heart of the author from his childhood. El autor recuerda el da en que el espritu del maz visit el restaurante que su familia tena en El Salvador. La narracin est llena de suspenso e impregnada de los deliciosos aromas que salan de la cocina y que permanecen intactos en la memoria y en el corazn del autor desde su infancia.Jorge Argueta is a picture book and poetry author for young children who has won numerous awards. He has received numerous awards, including the International Latino Book Medal, the Américas Book Award, the NAPPA Gold Award, and the Independent Publisher Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Children. His works have also been named to the Commended List of the Américas Award, the Honor List of the USBBY Outstanding International Books, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books, and the Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices. Jorge, a Salvadoran native and Pipil Nahua Native, grew up in rural El Salvador. He presently resides in the Californian city of San Francisco.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781598200942 |
| ISBN 10 | 1598200941 |
| Title | La Fiesta de Las Tortillas |
| Author | Jorge Argueta |
| Series | Bilingual Bks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alfaguara |
| Year published | 2006-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Commended for Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (Children/Young Adult) 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |