Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
by Carmen Agra Deedy (Narrated by)
ISBN-10: 1561454672
ISBN-13: 9781561454679
$6.95
Book Specs
Binding
Compact Disc
Publisher
Peachtree
Published on
Sep 4, 2007
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
5.80x0.06x5.70 Inches
Weight
0.05 Pounds
About the Book
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do?
Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.