
About this book
Español
Martina una cucarachita muy linda
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of cafe´ Cubano and now available in Spanish.
English
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
Details and credits
Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
- Spanish book type
- Authentic
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Spanish book types
- Authentic This book Originally published in Spanish by publishers from Spanish-speaking countries.
- Transadapted Adapted into Spanish with educational and language-learning needs in mind, as well as translated texts.
- Bilingual Include both Spanish and English, making them useful for readers developing literacy in both languages.
- Author
- Carmen Agra Deedy / Michael Austin
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
- Type
- Chapter Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Genre
- Traditional Tales: Fairy Tales/Folk Tales/Myths/Legends
- Fiction or nonfiction
- Fiction
- Subject
- Family
- Pages
- 32
- Dimensions
- 9.02 x 10.37 x .18 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
- Ages
- <6, 7, 8
- Grades
- Pre-K, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
- ISBN
- 9781561455324
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Copyright
- 2010