Latino Read-Aloud Stories

by Suarez-Rivas, Maite

• ISBN13: 9781579120917
• ISBN10: 1579120911
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-11
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Summary

Presents legends, fairy tales, fables, and excerpts from current Latinoiterature in both English and Spanish.

Author Biography

Maite Suarez-Rivas is a writer and book editor. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(2)
Myths and Legends of Pre-Columbian Cultures	11	(62)
The Golden Flower	12	(4)
La Flor Dorada	16	(4)
How We Came to the Fifth World	20	(5)
Como Vinimos Al Quinto Mundo	25	(5)
The Mighty God Viracocha	30	(4)
El Dios poderoso Viracocha	34	(4)
The Invisible Hunters	38	(6)
Los Cazadores Invisibles	44	(6)
How Hun Nal Ye Fed the People	50	(3)
De como Hun Nal Ye Alimento al pueblo	53	(4)
The Fall of Quetzalcoatl and the City of Tula	57	(4)
La caida de Quetzalcoatl y la ciudad de Tula	61	(4)
The Lost City of El Dorado	65	(4)
La cuidad perdida de El Dorado	69	(4)
Fables and Riddles	73	(50)
Fables
The Chicken and the Baby Snakes	74	(1)
La Gallina y Las Culebras	75	(1)
The Blind Man & the Cripple	76	(1)
El Ciego y el Cojo	77	(1)
The Snake and the File	78	(1)
La Serpiente y la Lima	78	(1)
The Mule and the Cricket	79	(1)
El Buey y La Cigarra	79	(1)
The Dog and the Crocodile	80	(1)
El Perro y El Cocodrilo	80	(1)
The Flies	81	(1)
Las Moscas	81	(1)
The Farmer and His Children	82	(1)
El Labrador y sus hijos	83	(1)
The Horse, The Deer, and the Hunter	84	(2)
El Caballo, el ciervo, y el cazador	86	(2)
The Thief and the Dog	88	(2)
El ladron, y el perro	90	(2)
The Sparrow and the Hare	92	(2)
El gorrion y la liebre	94	(2)
The Old Man and Death	96	(2)
El viejo y la muerte	98	(1)
The Hen Who Lay Golden Eggs	99	(1)
La gallina de los huevos de oro	100	(1)
The Sheepherder and the Philosopher	101	(2)
El Pastor y el Filosofo	103	(2)
Crickets and Frogs	105	(2)
Grillos y Ranas	107	(2)
The Elephant and his Secret	109	(5)
El Elefante y su secreto	114	(5)
Riddles	119	(1)
Rain/La Lluvia	119	(1)
The Irisis of your Eyes/Las Ninas de los Ojos	120	(1)
A Cloud/La Nube	120	(1)
An Egg/El Huevo	121	(1)
The Tree/El Arbol	121	(1)
The Sun/El Sol	122	(1)
The Hen/El Gallo	122	(1)
Fairy Tales and Stories	123	(68)
Little Miss Martinez	124	(4)
La cucarachita Martina	128	(3)
The Flight of the Witches	131	(4)
El vuelo de las brujas	135	(4)
Our Lady of Guadalupe	139	(5)
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe	144	(4)
John, the Silly Boy	148	(4)
Juan Bobo, el rico	152	(4)
The Haunted House of Ponce de Leon	156	(3)
La casa encantada de Ponce de leon	159	(3)
The Rose-Colored Slippers	162	(7)
Los Zapaticos de rosa	169	(7)
The Dwarf Who Became King	176	(8)
El enano Rey	184	(7)
History	191	(1)
Empires of Pre-Columbian Latin America	192	(1)
Tainos of the Caribbean	192	(5)
Los Tainos del Caribe	197	(5)
The Aztecs	202	(6)
Los aztecas	208	(5)
The Mayan Civilization	213	(4)
La civilizacion maya	217	(4)
The Inca Empire	221	(6)
El Imperio Inca	227	(6)
The Conquistadors and Settlers	233	(1)
Bartolome de las Casas (English-language version)	233	(7)
Bartolome de las Casas (Spanish-language version)	240	(7)
Hernan Cortes (English-language version)	247	(6)
Hernan Cortes (Spanish-language version)	253	(6)
Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada (English-language version)	259	(9)
Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada (Spanish-language version)	268	(9)
Pedro de Valdivia, Conqueror of Chile	277	(5)
Pedro de Valdivia, conquistador de Chile	282	(5)
Nation Builders	287	(1)
Luis Munoz Rivera (English-language version)	287	(4)
Luis Munoz Rivera (Spanish-language version)	291	(4)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana (English-language version)	295	(8)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana (Spanish-language version)	303	(9)
Isabel of Castile, Queen from 1474-1504	312	(6)
Isabel del Castile, reina a partir de la 1474-1504	318	(7)
Jose Marti (English-language version)	325	(6)
Jose Marti (Spanish-language version)	331	(6)
Spanish American Literature of More Recent Times	337	(1)
Bless Me Ultima	338	(5)
Rudolpho Anaya
Bendiceme Ultima	343	(4)
Broad and Alien Is the World	347	(6)
Ciro Alegria
El mundo es ancho y anejo	353	(6)
The House of the Spirits	359	(4)
Isabel Allende
La Casa de los Espiritus	363