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Owl in a Straw Hat: El Tecolote del Sombrero de Paja
Contributor(s): Anaya, Rudolfo (Author)

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ISBN: 0890136300     ISBN-13: 9780890136300
Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Language: Spanish
Published: November 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2017030138
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 11.3" W x 8.75" L (0.85 lbs) 44 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Geographic Orientation - New Mexico
Features: Bilingual, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
This masterfully written children's book by New Mexico's favorite storyteller is a delightful tale about a young owl named Ollie who lives in an orchard with his parents in northern New Mexico. Ollie is supposed to attend school but prefers to hang out with his friends Raven and Crow instead. Ollie's parents discover he cannot read and they send Ollie off to see his grandmother, Nana, a teacher and farmer in Chimay . Along the way, Ollie's illiteracy causes mischief as he meets up with some shady characters on the path including Gloria La Zorra (a fox), Trickster Coyote, and a hungry wolf named Luis Lobo who has sold some bad house plans to the Three Little Pigs. When Ollie finally arrives at Nana's, his cousin Randy Roadrunner drives up in his lowrider and asks Ollie why he's so blue. "I'm starting school, and there's too much to learn, and I can't read," Ollie says. "I can't do it." Randy explains that he didn't think he could learn to read either, but he persevered, earned a business degree, and now owns the best lowrider shop in Espa ola Ollie finally decides he is ready to learn to read. The characters and the northern New Mexico landscape in Owl in a Straw Hat come to life wonderfully in original illustrations by New Mexico artist El Mois s.

Contributor Bio(s): Anaya, Rudolfo: - Rudolfo Anaya, considered the father of Chicano literature, is the author of the beloved classic Bless Me, Ultima, which was adapted into a major feature film in 2013. In 2016, Anaya received the National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama. His children's books include Rudolfo Anaya's The Farolitos of Christmas, The First Tortilla, Roadrunner's Dance, The Santero's Miracle, and Serafina's Stories. Anaya is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico where he taught for thirty years. He lives in Albuquerque.
 
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