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The Corn Grows Ripe
When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book.
Paperback, 88 pages
Published
June 1st 1993
by Puffin
(first published 1956)
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Two stars is really too low of a rating for this book. I might not carry it all the way to three, but it's definitely worthy of two and a half stars. The Corn Grows Ripe is a short but solidly crafted cultural story about a "modern-day" Maya family, seen mostly from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy named Tigre (pronounced "Tee-gray") who is descended from the great Maya people.
Tigre's family is no stranger to grief. Once a family with four growing sons, sometime before the beginning of...more
Tigre's family is no stranger to grief. Once a family with four growing sons, sometime before the beginning of...more
Mayan-American - (Unfortunately, most U.S. citizens, even today, typically only think of themselves as being "Americans." They must not be aware of their actual geography. America includes two continents: "North America" and "South America." "Native Americans" include natives of all countries in the Americas, including Mexico and Canada of North America, as well as all the Central and South American countries such as: Brazil Peru,Colombia, and Belize. In addition, there are several U.S colonies...more
This story looked cute and it was a Newbery Medalist, so it instantly went into my buggy when I was shopping at America’s Thrift Store last October.
The Story.
Corn is the life of Tigre and his family – they plant it, they grow it, they harvest it, they eat it, and they sell it to buy whatever else they need. But this year, Tigre’s father has met with an accident and has broken his leg. He will not be well again until the time when they should be harvesting the corn which they have not yet planted...more
The Story.
Corn is the life of Tigre and his family – they plant it, they grow it, they harvest it, they eat it, and they sell it to buy whatever else they need. But this year, Tigre’s father has met with an accident and has broken his leg. He will not be well again until the time when they should be harvesting the corn which they have not yet planted...more
I read this book with my children, which is a Newbery Honor Book.
The story takes place in a Mayan village in the Yucatan. Dionisio is a young 12-year old boy. His nickname, Tigre, which means jaguar, suits him because he is “spirited and mischievous and curious...and lazy too.”
A tree falls on Tigre’s father, and he is lucky that he suffers only a broken leg. There is no bonesetter in the village, so Tigre must travel 17 kilometers through bush. Tigre brings the bonesetter back to his home, and t...more
The story takes place in a Mayan village in the Yucatan. Dionisio is a young 12-year old boy. His nickname, Tigre, which means jaguar, suits him because he is “spirited and mischievous and curious...and lazy too.”
A tree falls on Tigre’s father, and he is lucky that he suffers only a broken leg. There is no bonesetter in the village, so Tigre must travel 17 kilometers through bush. Tigre brings the bonesetter back to his home, and t...more
This is another book that I enjoy while I'm reading, but I know that later I won't remember many details of the story. This is also another Newbery honor that I wonder why it won. Not that it isn't a perfectly nice story. It's a quick read and a coming-of-age story about Tigre, a young Maya boy in Yucatán who must plant the corn his family needs for food when his father is injured in an accident. The hardest part about planting the corn is that first the "milpa" or cornfield, which is a chosen a...more
Tigre’s father is hurt. It is to Tigre that the Mayan family must look to take over the father’s work. Tigre rises to the occasion and successfully helps the family to put in a good corn crop, though a severe drought threatened the family’s crop and their survival.
There was no feeling of judgment in this book, no feeling that the people in the story were savages or ignorant. Instead, the story was told from the point of view of a detached observer. The story holds up. Newbery Honor.
There was no feeling of judgment in this book, no feeling that the people in the story were savages or ignorant. Instead, the story was told from the point of view of a detached observer. The story holds up. Newbery Honor.
This is a coming of age story about a young boy that saves his family out of turmoil. He struggles to do the planting and harvest.
This is a multicultural chapter book about a Mayan boy who needs to step in and take his father's place in the planting and harvest seasons. This book is gender role specific. The young boy needs to support the family, he needs to be the "breadwinner, leader and defender" (Russell, 2001, p.44).
This is a multicultural chapter book about a Mayan boy who needs to step in and take his father's place in the planting and harvest seasons. This book is gender role specific. The young boy needs to support the family, he needs to be the "breadwinner, leader and defender" (Russell, 2001, p.44).
Not sure how accurate it is, but this depiction of Mayan history and culture is fascinating. Unfortunately the story is told in such a prosaic style that I found it difficult to stay engaged. Plus, there were some attitudes (which were probably a result of the times period in which the book was written) that I found really off-putting.
I read this when I was little. I remember a weird part in this book where the main character was croaking like a frog in a thunderstorm? In the end that's all I took away from this book because I'm pretty sure I didn't get what was going on, it was interesting at the time reading about a little kid in another culture though.
I found this book interesting. It kept my attention and would be a good way to introduce Mexico Indians to a class. It is about a boy who becomes the "man of the house" after his father is injured. As the man of the house comes certain responsibilities that he now has to do in place of his father.
This was a very short book about a young boy who has to grow up quickly and take on big responsibilities when his dad is badly injured. It ws full of Mayan folklore and custom and was interesting for me but I'm not sure how interesting it would be to the young reader it is written for.
Tigre is easy about life, but when his father is badly injured, he rises to the occasion and does a man's work. If Reader reads this book, he and his mommy should have conversation about the worship elements of the Mayan culture.
Newbery Honor 1957
13 year old Tigre must prepare the family milpa and plant the corn after he father breaks his leg. Includes Mayan words, legends and customs and Spanish words and customs.
13 year old Tigre must prepare the family milpa and plant the corn after he father breaks his leg. Includes Mayan words, legends and customs and Spanish words and customs.
This Mayan story is about a boy, named Tigre, who hasn't done any work his whole life and then his father is badly injured and Tigre has to do his father's work.
It was a really good book because Tigre ended up planting the whole corn field and his family got lots of food. I leanred that milpa is a big field of corn.
A short, sweet Newbery notable for its succinct, bold language and for its treatment of Mayan history and lore.
This is a little flat for me. Still glad I read it.
Very long chapters for 8 year old reader
another great childhood book
Feb 18, 2009
Rachelle
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okay. just reading for fun.
Follows a young boy through the year as he learns more about the harvest cycle of corn and how that cycle echoes his native people and their day-to-day lives. A charming coming-of-age book. Helped to expand my understanding of how Catholicism and traditional household gods are blended.
May 23, 2013
Andrea Labonte
marked it as to-read
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Jamie Anda
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Kayla
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