Cuckoo/cucú
A Mexican Folktale/un Cuento Folklórico Mexicano (bilingual English-spanish)
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 1, 2000
Cuckoo is beautiful.
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- Who it’s for
- A Mexican folktale pairs a vivid act of courage with English and Spanish text.
- Themes
- Responsibility, Courage
- Pacing
- Fast
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Cuckoo is beautiful. Trouble is, she's lazy. She never does her share of work—that is, until a field fire threatens the season's seed crop and Cuckoo is the only one who can save it. But will she risk harming her lovely feathers by flying through the thick smoke and flames?
Folktale in Two Languages
A Mexican folktale pairs a vivid act of courage with English and Spanish text.
Come here for
- A resourceful bird facing a choice between danger and her feathers
- A folktale rooted in Mexican tradition
Expect
- Bilingual English–Spanish text
- A concise tale about work, risk, and courage
Where it sits
| Bird Stories | 55% |
|---|---|
| Caribbean & Latin American Folktales | 40% |
| US: Hispanic & Latino Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Bird Stories
- Country & Ethnic Folktales
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
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- Caribbean & Latin American Folktales
- Disasters & Natural Hazards
- Caribbean & Latin American Stories
- Stories Set in Mexico
- Authors
- Lois Ehlert
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 1, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Responsibility · Courage
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure