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Author : Rudolfo A. Anaya
Release : 1996
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Maya's Children by : Rudolfo A. Anaya
Download or read book Maya's Children written by Rudolfo A. Anaya. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Mexico, the beautiful and magical grandchildren of the Sun God are endangered by the threat of Senor Tiempo who, jealous of their immortality, plots to destroy them.
Author : Karen KRAMER
Release : 2009-06-30
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 742/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Maya Children by : Karen KRAMER
Download or read book Maya Children written by Karen KRAMER. This book was released on 2009-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the Maya of Xculoc, an isolated farming village in the lowland forests of the Yucatan peninsula, children contribute to household production in considerable ways. Thus this village, the subject of anthropologist Karen Kramer's study, affords a remarkable opportunity for understanding the economics of childhood in a pre-modern agricultural setting. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and extensive data gathered over many years, Kramer interprets the form, value, and consequences of children's labor in this maize-based culture. She looks directly at family size and birth spacing as they figure in the economics of families; and she considers the timing of children's economic contributions and their role in underwriting the cost of large families. Kramer's findings--in particular, that the children of Xculoc begin to produce more than they consume long before they marry and leave home--have a number of interesting implications for the study of family reproductive decisions and parent-offspring conflict, and for debates within anthropology over children's contributions in hunter/gatherer versus agricultural societies. With its theoretical breadth, and its detail on crop yields, reproductive histories, diet, work scheduling, and agricultural production, this book sets a new standard for measuring and interpreting child productivity in a subsistence farming community.
Author : Meena Harris
Release : 2020-06-02
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 918/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by : Meena Harris
Download or read book Kamala and Maya's Big Idea written by Meena Harris. This book was released on 2020-06-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS! A beautiful, empowering picture book about two sisters who work with their community to effect change, inspired by a true story from the childhood of the author’s aunt, Kamala Harris, and mother, lawyer and policy expert Maya Harris. “A must read for little girls around the world.” —Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts “An inspiring tale.” —Stacey Abrams, Former Minority Leader, Georgia House of Representatives; Founder and Chair, Fair Fight Action “I love this book.” —Megan Rapinoe, Co-Captain, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: They would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! This is the uplifting tale of how the author’s aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children’s ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood. A New York Times bestseller!
Author : Rudolfo Anaya
Release : 2011-08-24
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 623/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis La Llorona by : Rudolfo Anaya
Download or read book La Llorona written by Rudolfo Anaya. This book was released on 2011-08-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Llorona, the Crying Woman, is the legendary creature who haunts rivers, lakes, and lonely roads. Said to seek out children who disobey their parents, she has become a "boogeyman," terrorizing the imaginations of New Mexican children and inspiring them to behave. But there are other lessons her tragic history can demonstrate for children. In Rudolfo Anaya's version Maya, a young woman in ancient Mexico, loses her children to Father Time's cunning. This tragic and informative story serves as an accessible message of mortality for children. La Llorona, deftly translated by Enrique Lamadrid, is familiar and newly informative, while Amy Córdova's rich illustrations illuminate the story. The legend as retold by Anaya, a man as integral to southwest tradition as La Llorona herself, is storytelling anchored in a very human experience. His book helps parents explain to children the reality of death and the loss of loved ones.
Author : Laurie Smollett Kutscera
Release : 2021
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 627/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Maya's Treasure by : Laurie Smollett Kutscera
Download or read book Maya's Treasure written by Laurie Smollett Kutscera. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each morning Maya and her sister collect seashells, scrub them to a sparkle, and string them together, but when Alita throws away shells she deems too ugly, Maya, remembering words of her grandmother, turns the clunky shells into a helpful and beautiful wind chime.
