Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Description
Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café cubano.Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn t know coffee beans about love and marriage. That s where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increible, some shocking advice. You want me to do what? Martina gasps.At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela s unorthodox suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails The Cof...
ISBN(s)
1561453994, 9781561453993
