Download or read book Folklore from the Dominican Republic written by Manuel J. Andrade and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Download or read book The Types of the Folktale in Cuba Puerto Rico the Dominican Republic and Spanish South America written by Terrence Leslie Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk lore from the Dominican Republic written by Manuel José Andrade and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghost Squad written by Claribel A. Ortega and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy. For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late. With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.
Download or read book A Folktale from the Dominican Republic written by Lamar Coldwell and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This non-fiction title supports and explains a child's world, reinforcing positive social messages around being a contributing family member, a good student, and a good citizen. When paired with its fiction title counterpart, it allows emerging readers to engage with both fiction and informational texts on the same subject matter, thus gaining different perspectives, new vocabulary, and new approaches to the same content.
Download or read book The Secret Footprints written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the Dominican Republic, the legend of the ciguapas, creatures who live in caves in the sea, turns into reality for one family when they happen upon Guapa, a young ciguapa, on land as she searches for food in the late evening hours.
Download or read book Latin American Folktales written by John Bierhorst and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language. Gathered from twenty countries and combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America, the stories brought together here represent a core collection of classic Latin American folktales. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the three daughters who robbed their father's grave, and the wife in disguise who married her own husband—not to mention the Bear's son, the tricksters Fox and Monkey, the two compadres, and the classic rogue Pedro de Urdemalas. Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout, this Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library edition is unprecedented in size and scope, including riddles, folk prayers, and fables never before translated into English.
Download or read book Latino Folklore and Culture written by Bill Palmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do a ghost story, a wise saying, and a holiday celebration all have in common? They are all part of Latino folklore. Latino folklore ties Hispanic Americans to their families and to the larger Hispanic community. Folklore tells Latinos who they are. Hispanic Americans come from many backgrounds—but they share many of the same stories, proverbs, and holidays. Discover Latino folklore—and understand a little better what it means to be a Hispanic American.
Download or read book Growing Up Pedro Candlewick Biographies written by Matt Tavares and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2017 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Before Pedro Martainez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramaon was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story of how that dream came true"--Dust jacket flap.
Download or read book Starting Over in Sunset Park written by Lynn McGee and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklyn is a strange, intimidating place for a girl who speaks no English when she steps off her very first plane after a flight from the Dominican Republic. Jessica and her mom, Camila, must live in their cousins’ crowded apartment until Camila finds work making holiday decorations and they can afford their own place. Isolated on the playground and baffled in class, unable to understand her teacher’s instructions, Jessica is intensely homesick. But little by little, things get better. She begins to learn English, and she loves the cats she and her mom care for to earn extra money. Left behind by traveling owners, the cats make the best of their situation, inspiring Jessica to do the same.
Download or read book If Dominican Were a Color written by Sili Recio and published by Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.
Download or read book University of California Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Celebrating Latino Folklore 3 volumes written by María Herrera-Sobek and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 1261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latino folklore comprises a kaleidoscope of cultural traditions. This compelling three-volume work showcases its richness, complexity, and beauty. Latino folklore is a fun and fascinating subject to many Americans, regardless of ethnicity. Interest in—and celebration of—Latin traditions such as Día de los Muertos in the United States is becoming more common outside of Latino populations. Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions provides a broad and comprehensive collection of descriptive information regarding all the genres of Latino folklore in the United States, covering the traditions of Americans who trace their ancestry to Mexico, Spain, or Latin America. The encyclopedia surveys all manner of topics and subject matter related to Latino folklore, covering the oral traditions and cultural heritage of Latin Americans from riddles and dance to food and clothing. It covers the folklore of 21 Latin American countries as these traditions have been transmitted to the United States, documenting how cultures interweave to enrich each other and create a unique tapestry within the melting pot of the United States.
Download or read book The Heart and Soul of the Dominican Republic written by Robert S. Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Heart and Soul of the Dominican Republic" (An American's View of His New Country) contains twenty-five short articles about the people, the food, the customs, and the culture of the Dominican Republic. The articles were written during Mr. Matthews' missionary work, and his work as an English teacher and a tourist guide with Americans and Canadians. The book can be used as a traveler's guide for tourists who would like to know more about the life and struggles of the Dominican people during their excursions outside the resort. The first article, for example, offers ideas and suggestions on how to have a spectacular vacation visiting famous landmarks, majestic mountainous terrain, and recreational areas of the Dominican Republic. The book is a combination of cultural experiences Caribbean folklore, humor, poetry, tourist guide, and recipes of Dominican cuisine. Those planning on visiting the Dominican Republic for pleasure or business will discover "The Heart and Soul of the Dominican Republic" a helpful cultural guide in helping to provide an understanding of the Dominican people and their way of Life.
Download or read book A Tale of Two Cities written by Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second half of the twentieth century Dominicans became New York City's largest, and poorest, new immigrant group. They toiled in garment factories and small groceries, and as taxi drivers, janitors, hospital workers, and nannies. By 1990, one of every ten Dominicans lived in New York. A Tale of Two Cities tells the fascinating story of this emblematic migration from Latin America to the United States. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof chronicles not only how New York itself was forever transformed by Dominican settlement but also how Dominicans' lives in New York profoundly affected life in the Dominican Republic. A Tale of Two Cities is unique in offering a simultaneous, richly detailed social and cultural history of two cities bound intimately by migration. It explores how the history of burgeoning shantytowns in Santo Domingo--the capital of a rural country that had endured a century of intense U.S. intervention and was in the throes of a fitful modernization--evolved in an uneven dialogue with the culture and politics of New York's Dominican ethnic enclaves, and vice versa. In doing so it offers a new window on the lopsided history of U.S.-Latin American relations. What emerges is a unique fusion of Caribbean, Latin American, and U.S. history that very much reflects the complex global world we live in today.
Download or read book Best gift of all written by Julia Alvarez and published by Alfaguara Infantil. This book was released on 2009 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of Dominican folk character La Vieja Belen in this delighful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez's retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to-earth, timely moral: "Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best."
Download or read book World Folklore for Storytellers Tales of Wonder Wisdom Fools and Heroes written by Howard J Sherman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by comparing the tales cross-culturally, explaining similarities and differences in the folkloric narratives. Tales from diverse cultures are then presented, introduced, and retold in a highly readable fashion.
