Juan the Bear and the Water of Life La Acequia de Juan Del Oso |
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| Author:
| Lamadrid, Enrique R.
Arellano, Juan |
| Illustrator:
| Córdova, Amy |
| Series title: | Pasó Por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-4544-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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La Acequia del Rito y la Sierra in the Mora Valley is the highest and most famous traditional irrigation system in New Mexico. When children ask, some parents attribute the task of moving mountains and changing the course of rivers to Juan del Oso, the stouthearted man whose father was a bear. In this children's tale, agriculturalist Juan Estevan Arellano and folklorist Enrique Lamadrid share a unique version of a celebrated story that has been told in northern New Mexico for centuries.
La Acequia del Rito y la Sierra in the Mora Valley is the highest and most famous traditional irrigation system in New Mexico. When children ask, some parents attribute the task of moving mountains and changing the course of rivers to Juan del Oso, the stouthearted man whose father was a bear. In this children's tale, agriculturalist Juan Estevan Arellano and folklorist Enrique Lamadrid share a unique version of a celebrated story that has been told in northern New Mexico for centuries.