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Series
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xv, 382 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
While award-winning author Rudolfo Anaya is known primarily as a novelist, his genius is also evident in dramatic works performed regularly in his native New Mexico and throughout the world. Billy the Kid and Other Plays collects seven of these works and offers them together for the first time. Like his novels, many of Anaya's plays are built from the folklore of the Southwest. This volume opens with The Season of La Llorona, in which Anaya fuses...
Author
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
20150915.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"This keepsake volume of Rudolfo Anaya's Christmas writings opens with the classic New Mexico Christmas story The Farolitos of Christmas, Anaya's heartwarming story of a beloved holiday tradition, of a promise, and of homecoming on Christmas Eve. This Christmas story by one of New Mexico's best-known authors (Bless Me, Ultima) has delighted children and adults since it was first published in 1987. "Season of Renewal," Anaya's narrative of Christmastime...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
168 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Professor Rosa Medina, a folklorist researching the ChupaCabra, goes to Mexico to track down recent sightings of the creature which kills its victims, particularly goats, by sucking their brains out.
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xiii, 197 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A rancher and his daughter attempt to reconcile 16 years after the girl's mother dies in childbirth. A teenage bride obsessed with sexual fantasies and her distant husband begin to connect when their fellow villagers report the appearance of Christ's face on the church wall. These are just two of the stories in Rudolfa A. Anaya's anthology, which combines folktales with narratives of deep spirituality. 197pp BRODART CO., c2006.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
In ancient Mexico, the beautiful and magical grandchildren of the Sun God are endangered by the threat of Seǫr Tiempo who, jealous of their immortality, plots to destroy them.
Author
Publisher
Rio Grande Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
41 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A fanciful folk tale that helps explain the beautiful flowers that can be seen in all parts of New Mexico in the summer and fall. Escaping Herod's wrath, the Holy Family accepts the offer of the angel Sueǫ to fly them from Bethlehem to Egypt. On the way, true to his name, Sueǫ falls asleep and brings them to New Mexico instead. Safe from Herod, Jesus and his parents live peacefully and happily for a time with the Native peoples of the land. When...
Author
Publisher
Rio Grande Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
In order to marry Sage, the girl he loves, Young Eagle must leave his home in New Mexico and undertake a long and perilous journey to the land of the Aztecs to bring back chile seeds for Sage's father. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Guided by a blue hummingbird, Jade brings an offering to the Mountain Spirit who lives near her village in Mexico, and asks if he will send rain to end the drought that threatens the people. Includes information about the legend on which this story is based and facts about corn.
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