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Title details for Martina the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Agra Deedy - Available

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

by Carmen Agra Deedy
Michael Austin
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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.
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Publisher: Holiday House

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  • ISBN: 9781682631416
  • Release date: September 3, 2019

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  • ISBN: 9781682631416
  • File size: 286519 KB
  • Release date: September 3, 2019
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore Humor (Fiction)

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.1
Lexile® Measure:610
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:0-2

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.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore Humor (Fiction)