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38 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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"Recounts Ponciano's run-in with Vicente Silva and his bandits, who history confirms murdered, stole, and rustled cattle throughout the 1880s. It's the story of a farmer outwitting Silva in a folktale that shapes our understanding of the cultures of northern New Mexico"--
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Ancient Indian history and present Native American cultures are woven together in the Land of Enchantment. The threads of these tales stretch back to Mimbres burial grounds and prehistoric trade routes. Stories and traditions tie the land to its people, in spite of the cycles of slaughter and theft that have threatened to pluck them apart. Descend into the kivas of Chaco Canyon or seek out the high mountains where the clouds mark the stones. From...
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30 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
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English
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In this variation of the Cinderella story, coming from the Hispanic tradition in New Mexico, Arciá and her wicked stepsisters have different encounters with a magical hawk and are left physically changed in ways that will affect their meeting with the prince.
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approximately 50 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Although her mother and sisters make fun of her decision to marry a green bird, to Mirabel he is a prince and so when her family's jealousy endangers him, she sets out to save his life and their love.
14) The day it snowed tortillas =: El día que nevaron tortillas : folktales told in Spanish and English
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133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A collection of classic tales from New Mexico, including "Pedro and Diablo," "La Hormiguita," "La Llorona," and "Juan Camisón," in both Spanish and English.
15) The coyote under the table =: El coyote debajo de la mesa : folktales told in Spanish and English
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133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A collection of ten classic tales from Northern New Mexico retold in Spanish and English.
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