{"product_id":"prietita-and-the-ghost-woman-paperback","title":"Prietita and the Ghost Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Anzald俉\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaya Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilingual English\/Spanish. Gloria Anzald俉 uniquely reinterprets the famous Mexican legend of \u003ci\u003ela Llorona\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since she can remember, Prietita has heard frightening stories about \u003ci\u003ela Llorona\u003c\/i\u003e-the legendary ghost woman who steals children at night. One day, when Prietita goes in search of the missing herb that can help cure her mother's illness, she becomes lost in the woods. Suddenly she hears a distant crying sound and sees flashes of white in the trees. Could it be the ghost woman from her grandmother's stories?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn her second book for children, Gloria Anzald俉 reinterprets the famous Mexican legend of \u003ci\u003ela Llorona\u003c\/i\u003e, the ghost woman. Surrounded by the live oak and prickly pear of the Texas woods, Prietita discovers that \u003ci\u003ela Llorona\u003c\/i\u003e is not what people expect. In this magical story, Prietita's search for the healing rue plant turns into a powerful journey of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Anzald俉\u003c\/b\u003e was a major Mexican American\/Chicana literary voice, scholar, and activist. Her first book for Children's Book Press, \u003ci\u003eFriends from the Other Side\/Amigos del otro lado\u003c\/i\u003e, about a brave young girl's friendship with an immigrant boy and his mother, was praised by School Library Journal as \"an important book touching on a timely and sensitive issue.\" She passed away in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning children's book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Their work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race\/ethnicity, sexism, and cissexism using children's books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. Gonzalez co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. They are also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. Visit them online at mayagonzalez.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9.49 x 8.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prietita and the Ghost Woman\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764944732448,"sku":"9780892391677","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c5fde067efa1a853994b8dfac70b037.webp?v=1780258430","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prietita-and-the-ghost-woman-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}