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Juan the Bear and the Water of Life
Cordova, Amy; Lamadrid, Enrique R.; Arellano, Juan Estevan
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Description for Juan the Bear and the Water of Life
Paperback. Original publication and copyright date: 2008. Series: Paso Por Aqui Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
La Acequia del Rito y la Sierra in the Mora Valley is the highest and most famous traditional irrigation system in New Mexico. It carries water up and over a mountain ridge and across a sub-continental divide, from the tributaries of the Río Grande to the immense watershed of the Mora, Canadian, Arkansas, and Mississippi Rivers. The names and stories of those who created this acequia to sustain their communities have mostly been lost and replaced by myths and legends. Now, when children ask, some parents attribute the task of moving mountains and changing the course of rivers to Juan ... Read more
La Acequia del Rito y la Sierra in the Mora Valley is the highest and most famous traditional irrigation system in New Mexico. It carries water up and over a mountain ridge and across a sub-continental divide, from the tributaries of the Río Grande to the immense watershed of the Mora, Canadian, Arkansas, and Mississippi Rivers. The names and stories of those who created this acequia to sustain their communities have mostly been lost and replaced by myths and legends. Now, when children ask, some parents attribute the task of moving mountains and changing the course of rivers to Juan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Series
Paso Por Aqui Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826345448
SKU
V9780826345448
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About Cordova, Amy; Lamadrid, Enrique R.; Arellano, Juan Estevan
Enrique R. Lamadrid is a literary folklorist and cultural historian in the University of New Mexico's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Juan Estevan Arellano, a native of Embudo, New Mexico, is a poet, artist, writer, and agronomist. He is an expert in traditional Spanish/Moorish agriculture and the sustaining of traditional crops originally brought to New Mexico from Europe ... Read more
Reviews for Juan the Bear and the Water of Life
...[an] engaging tale....children of all ethnic backgrounds will enjoy this story about animals with human characteristics....A good choice for public libraries that serve bicultural families, and for school libraries where folklore is part of the curriculum. - School Library Journal