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Eyes of the Jaguar

Eyes of the Jaguar( )
Author: Ada, Alma Flor
As told to: Campoy, F. Isabel
Illustrator: Davalos, Felipe
Series title:Puertas Al Sol / Gateways to the Sun Ser.
ISBN:978-1-58105-970-0
Publication Date:Jan 2004
Publisher:Santillana USA Publishing Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $17.95
Book Description:

Many pre-Columbian civilizations of today's Latin America were very advanced for their times. You will read about their progress in agriculture, their research and understanding of medicinal plants, architecture, and astronomy, their intricate writing systems, and their prodigious literary and artistic productions. The text is easy to read and poetic. The illustrations are thoroughly researched and masterfully done by renowned Mexican illustrator Felipe Dávalos.

Book Details
Pages:48
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Etc.
Juvenile Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10 x 12 Inches
Author Biography
Flor Ada, Alma (Author)
Alma Flor Ada was born in 1938 in Cuba.

She has authored several children's folktales including "Encaje de Piedra" which earned her the Marta Salotti Gold Medal, "The Gold Coin" which won the Christopher Award, and "Gathering the Sun" which received the Once Upon a World Award. "The Lizard and the Sun/La Lagartija y el Sol" won her a Gold Medal from the National Association of Parenting Publications, and she was awarded an Accolade from the American Folklore Association for "Mediopollito/Half-Chicken". Her title "Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba" won the Pura Belpre Award.

In addition to writing, she is a professor at the University of San Francisco.

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