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The Secret Legacy
Rigoberta Menchú, Dante Liano
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Éditeur:
Groundwood Books Ltd
Groundwood Books Ltd
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Filigrane
Filigrane
Année de parution:
2020
2020
ISBN-13:
9781773065069
Description:
<p><strong>Nobel Peace Prize winner and noted Maya activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum returns once more to the world of her childhood in <em>The Secret Legacy</em>.</strong></p>
<p>Seven-year-old Ixkem is chosen by her grandfather amongst all the villagers to inherit the responsibility for tending his special cornfield. Ixkem goes to the field and begins to shout and stomp to frighten away the animals who would like to share the harvest. Suddenly a mass of tiny creatures appear — the b'e'n — secret animal spirits of which there is one for every human on earth. They take Ixkem into the underworld, where she tells them the amazing stories that her grandfather has told her. In exchange the b'e'n whisper a secret for her to take to her grandfather.</p>
<p>Rich and vibrant illustrations by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi perfectly complement this magical Maya tale.</p>
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<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
Illustrations</p>
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<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2<br>
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.</p>
<p>Seven-year-old Ixkem is chosen by her grandfather amongst all the villagers to inherit the responsibility for tending his special cornfield. Ixkem goes to the field and begins to shout and stomp to frighten away the animals who would like to share the harvest. Suddenly a mass of tiny creatures appear — the b'e'n — secret animal spirits of which there is one for every human on earth. They take Ixkem into the underworld, where she tells them the amazing stories that her grandfather has told her. In exchange the b'e'n whisper a secret for her to take to her grandfather.</p>
<p>Rich and vibrant illustrations by noted Mazatec-Mexican artist Domi perfectly complement this magical Maya tale.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
Illustrations</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2<br>
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.</p>
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