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Shaw, Nancy

Elena's Story

32 pp. | Sleeping Bear | September, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58536-528-9 $16.95
(4) K-3 Tales of the World series. Illustrated by Kristina Rodanas. Life in Elena's Guatemalan village is difficult, but she finds satisfaction in trying to master Spanish in school so that she can share the stories she reads with younger brother Luis and her mother, who speaks Mam (a Mayan language). The story itself is flat, but traditional clothing, cultural details, and Central American scenery are strongly realized in the evocative illustrations.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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