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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (Pura Belpre Medal Book...
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by Pat Mora and Raul Colon
Sales Rank: 407495
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List Price: $15.95
$10.85
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on 10-24-2008
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Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers October 11, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375823379
ISBN-13: 978-0375823374
Product Dimensions:
12.2 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3–A charming tall tale set in the American Southwest. Doña Flor, a giant, is a benevolent presence in her pueblo. While at first kids teased the young and large Flor, she quickly became an asset to them, whisking them off to school when they were running late or making tortillas big enough to be used as rafts on the river. The action starts when a puma is heard howling in the vicinity; the villagers are terrified and even Doña Flor can't find it. The animals know where the gato is so she follows their advice and the situation is delightfully resolved. Colón uses his signature mix of watercolor washes, etching, and litho pencils for the art. There is great texture and movement on each page in the sun-baked tones of the landscape. With Spanish words peppered throughout, this is a welcome entry to the canon that includes other heroines like Sally Ann Thunder and Thunder Rose.–Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
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From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. The creators of Tomas and the Library Lady (1997) offer another glowing picture book set in the American Southwest, but this time, the story is a magical tall tale. In a cozy village, Dona Flor grows from an unusual child, who can speak the language of plants and animals, into a giant, whose heart is as large as her enormous hands and feet. After ferocious animal cries terrorize the villagers, Flor sets out to find their source. The culprit--a tiny, mischievous puma, who ingeniously amplifies his kittenish growl into a beastly roar--is an amusing surprise, and Flor soothes the cat in its own language, returning peace to her village. Mora strengthens her economical, poetic text with vivid, fanciful touches: the villagers use Flor's colossal homemade tortillas as roofs, for example. Colon's signature scratchboard art extends the whimsy and gentle humor in lovely scenes of the serene heroine sweet-talking the animals or plucking a star from the sky. A winning read-aloud, particularly for children who can recognize the intermittent Spanish phrases. Gillian Engberg
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