Big Moon Tortilla

by Joy Cowley, Dyanne Strongbow (Illustrator)

Overview

Marta Enos is having a bad day. It begins when the wind blows her homework out the window and the dogs chew it to pieces. Her grandmother consoles her with a tortilla as "big and pale as a rising full moon," along with ancient words of advice. This charming story, set on a Papago reservation in southern Arizona near the Mexican border, offers Native American wisdom that helps children—and adults as well—put their problems in perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590780374
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Joy Cowley, the award-winning author of Mrs. Wishy-Washy, has written more than three hundred books, including The Rusty, Trusty Tractor; The Video Shop Sparrow; and Mrs. Goodstory. She lives with her husband in New Zealand.

Dyanne Strongbow has won national awards for her beautiful watercolor paintings. She lives with her husband in New Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

Set on a Papago reservation in Arizona, young Marta's story unfolds across a watercolor desert landscape and in the warm, brown arms of her grandmother. The child's problems seem simple: her homework has blown away and her glasses have broken. Her grandmother teaches her how to face these small disasters with a sense of possibility and choice. (Gr 2-5) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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