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The Moon Was at a Fiesta
The sun lights the day and the moon lights the night, and morning seldom breaks to find them both up in the sky. When the moon does stay up past dawn, people in Oaxaca, Mexico, have an explanation: "The moon was at a fiesta." A sumptuous original tale set amid the rich folkculture of Mexico. Full color. A ges 4-8.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
January 28th 1998
by Tortuga Press
(first published 1994)
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Gollub recently visited my six-year-old's school, reading stories aloud, playing music, discussing different languages, and trying to impart some cultural awareness, something which I sadly find lacking in our corner of the world. Gollub read this book first, a slightly different experience than reading the book yourself at home, as he went into greater detail involving the foods the Moon ate. Each child was completely focused on the author and his presentation.
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K- 3rd
The illustrations by Mexican artist Leovigildo Martinez stand out though his use of color and cartoon like depictions of this traditional Mexican folktale about the Moon being jealous of the Sun’s interaction with people during daylight. Every page has beautiful images of the inhabitants of a rural Mexican community that will entice the reader to re-examine what they see on every page. The author tells this fantasy with humor and that there is a lesson to be learned about not havin...more
The illustrations by Mexican artist Leovigildo Martinez stand out though his use of color and cartoon like depictions of this traditional Mexican folktale about the Moon being jealous of the Sun’s interaction with people during daylight. Every page has beautiful images of the inhabitants of a rural Mexican community that will entice the reader to re-examine what they see on every page. The author tells this fantasy with humor and that there is a lesson to be learned about not havin...more
This fable is about the moon wanting to have fiestas with people like the sun. She learns why she cannot and how it is not good for people to stay up all night. There is great information in the back and this would be a great moral lesson for students.
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