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32 pp.
| Clarion |
May, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-24197-5$16.00
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Magaly Morales.
A bubble blown from Magic Chicle chewing gum whisks Chavela away to the jungles of Yucatan. There she sees her grandmother's stories in action as chicleros harvest sap for gum from sapodilla trees. Brown's imaginative tale is paired with Morales's whimsical illustrations full of eye-catching swirls and candy colors. Brown wisely leaves her "stewards-of-nature" message for the author's note. Websites.