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Maya's children
the story of La Llorona
By Anaya, Rudolfo A. & Baca, Maria
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78680-152-7
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1997
Gr 1-4 Throughout the Hispanic Americas and the southwestern U.S., generations of young people have heard the tale of "La Llorona," the crying woman who killed her children long ago and who wanders through the night wailing with grief and sometimes kidnapping unchaperoned youngsters. In this less violent version of the story, Anaya has created Maya, a baby born in ancient Mexico with a sun-shaped birthmark that renders her immortal. Angered by her immortality, Senor Tiempo, the god...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
