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Martina, the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale
- Title
- Martina, the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale / retold by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Michael Austin.
- Author
- Deedy, Carmen Agra.
- Publication
- Atlanta, GA : Peachtree, ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFG 08-155 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Mezzanine |
| Text | Request in advance | J PIC D | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Austin, Michael Allen
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 26 x 30 cm
- Summary
- In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Picture books for children.
- Folk literature.
- Folklore.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Folklore – Juvenile literature.
- Literature.
- Awards (note)
- Pura Belpré Author Honor, 2008.
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
- Call Number
- JFG 08-155
- ISBN
- 9781561453993
- 1561453994
- LCCN
- 2007003108
- OCLC
- 80181216
- Author
- Deedy, Carmen Agra.
- Title
- Martina, the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale / retold by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Michael Austin.
- Imprint
- Atlanta, GA : Peachtree, ©2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Awards
- Pura Belpré Author Honor, 2008.Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
- Added Author
- Austin, Michael Allen, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- JFG 08-155J PIC D