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Title Horse hooves and chicken feet : Mexican folktales / selected by Neil Philip ; illustrated by Jacqueline Mair.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Clarion Books, 2003.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 398.2 Hor    ---  Available
Description 83 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Flea -- Story of the sun and the moon -- Tailor who sold his soul to the devil -- Hog -- Pedro the trickster -- Shadow -- Horse hooves and chicken feet -- Seven oxen -- Mule drivers who lost their feet -- Two Marias -- Priest who had a glimpse of glory -- Brave widow -- Endless tale -- Cinder Juan -- Storyteller's parting words.
Indexed In: Bklst 10/15/2003
SLJ Sep 2003
PW 09/22/2003
Kirkus 09/01/2003
Summary Presents a collection of fifteen Mexican folktales, capturing the spirit of the culture and people in the storytelling tradition.
Subject Mexican Americans -- Folklore.
Folklore -- Southwestern States.
Folklore -- Mexico.
Added Author Philip, Neil.
Mair, Jacqueline, illustrator.
ISBN 0618194630

 
    
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