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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach|Carmen Agra Deedy
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach : A Cuban Folktale
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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 café Cubano.

  • ISBN-13: 9781561454679
  • ISBN-10: 1561454672
  • Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
  • Publish Date: September 2007
  • Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.05 pounds
  • Page Count: 1
  • Reading Level: Ages 4-8

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