Deedy, Carmen Agra.

Martina the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale / retold by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Michael Austin. - 1st ed. - Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, c2007. - [32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 31 cm.

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A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

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Pura Belpre Award/Honors, 2008

1428770461 1561453994 9781428770461 (Follett bdg.) 9781561453993

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Cockroaches--Folklore.
Folklore--Cuba.
Cockroaches--Folklore.
Folklore--Cuba.
Cockroaches--Folklore.
Folklore.

PZ8.1.D3782 / Mar 2007

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