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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the traditional tale of the race between the persevering tortoise and the boastful hare.
Sumario en español: Cuenta de nuevo el relato tradicional de la carrera entre la tortuga de la perseverencia y la liebre presumida.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Homesteads dot a mountain high in the Pyrenees, climbing up to a village whose residents have weathered wars and tragedies, knit together by the myths and memories of their shared pasts. Among the village's generations of healers, poets, butchers, and giants, there dwell spirits and sprites who interact with the populace. In one age, lightning strikes a moody farmer, whose foraged goods then feed the ghosts of women accused of witchcraft. The farmer's...