Format:
Book
Author:
Vasco, Irene, author.
Title:
The young teacher and the great serpent / Irene Vasco ; [illustrations] Juan Palomino ; translated by Lawrence Schimel.
Publisher, Date:
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2023.
©2023
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Summary:
"A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong learner."--Page [4] of cover.
Subjects:
Teachers -- Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous children -- Juvenile fiction.
Indians of South America -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Amazon River Region -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Picture books.
Other Author:
Palomino, Juan, illustrator.
Schimel, Lawrence, translator.
Other Title:
Joven maestra y la gran serpiente. English
Notes:
"Originally published in Spain as La joven maestra y la gran serpiente, Editorial Juventud, 2019"--Colophon.
New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books, 2023 (Selection)
ISBN:
9780802856173 (hardcover)
0802856179 (hardcover)
Other Number:
1401005621
System Availability:
3
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
4034141
Call Number:
863.64 [E]
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
1