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MARTINA THE BEAUTIFUL COCKROACH AUDIO CD
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Written by
Carmen Agra Deedy
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Illustrated by
Michael Austin
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Audio Compact Disc: $6.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-467-9
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Fiction/Audio
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Carmen Agra Deedy is a New York Times bestselling author and has been writing and traveling around the world telling stories for more than twenty years. Her books, including Agatha's Featherbed, The Library Dragon, The Yellow Star, and Martina the Beautiful Cockroach have received numerous awards and honors. Carmen has performed in many prestigious venues, but children are her favorite audience. Born in Havana, Cuba, she came to the United States as a refugee and like most immigrants sees the world from multiple perspectives.You can visit Carmen Agra Deedy's website at: www.carmendeedy.com
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MICHAEL AUSTIN, a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, is a creative director and the illustrator of several books. He lives in Georgia.You can visit Michael Austin's website at: www.austinillustration.com
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A CUBAN FOLKTALE
Carmen Agra Deedy's Pura Belpré Honor Book is now available on CD, read by the author in English and Spanish.
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Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage. That’s where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increíble, some shocking advice.
“You want me to do what?” Martina gasps.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela’s unorthodox suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. Soon, only the gardener Pérez, a tiny brown mouse, is left. But what will happen when Martina offers him café cubano?
Carmen Agra Deedy's sweet and witty retelling of the Cuban folktale will ensure that you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again. Each compact disc is 37 minutes long and unabridged, and includes Carmen's storytelling performance and her narrations in English and Spanish, with the sounds of musical instruments as page-turn prompts.
This title is also available as a picture book in English! Click here to see more details!
This title is also available as a picture book in Spanish! Click here to see more details!
Intrigued by the story of Martina? Want to learn more about its origins or about the real Cuban cockroach? Check out our new website - www.beautifulmartina.com - to get the inside scoop on this wonderful book!
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Reviews
“Every page crackles with funny rhymes, silly sound effects, and wordplay that even adults will find irresistible.”Atlanta Magazine “Spanish words, warmly drawn relationships and a lot of puns all widen the audience for this spirited story.”Publishers Weekly “…lively and funny…Fun to compare with other versions, this telling has magic all its own.”Kirkus "Deedy's dramatic storytelling and her Havana accent turn this Cuban folktale into a full-stage production for the ears."The Sacramento Bee "...Deedy brings spirited wit and cultural touches to her retelling..."Booklist "Audio books have also gained acceptance as a type of reading, thanks to great recordings like 'Martina the Beautiful Cockroach,' written and narrated by Carmen Agra Deedy..."Jon Scieszka, Ambassador for Children’s Literature
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Awards
* 2008 Pura Belpré Medal (honor book)
* 2008 NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
* 2008 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List
(primary - starred review)
* 2008 The Best Children’s Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education)
* 2008 Irma Simonton and James H. Black Award for the Best Picture Book of the Year
(honor book)
* 2008 International Latino Book Awards (Best Children’s Picture Book, English)
* 2008 Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
* 2008 (April) Read On Wisconsin! (primary age group)
* 2008 Society of School Librarians International Book Awards
(honor book, Language Arts picture book)
* 2008-2009 Children’s Book Award (Florida Reading Association)
* 2009 Storytelling World Resource Awards
* 2009 Odyssey Award (honor book)
* 2009-2010 Volunteer State Book Awards (master list, K-3)
* 2009-2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award (master list)
* Nominee, 2007 Cybils Awards (fiction picture book)
* Nominee, 2008 Amelia Bloomer Project (ALA)
* Nominee, 2008 E. B. White Award
* Nominee, 2008-2009 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
* Nominee, 2008-2009 Mockingbird Award
* Nominee, 2009 North Carolina Children’s Book Award (junior book category)
* Nominee, 2009-2010 Young Hoosier Book Award
* Nominee, 2009-2010 South Carolina Book Awards (picture book category)
* Nominee, 2009-2010 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards (K-3 age group)
* Nominee, 2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
* Nominee, 2010 Treasure State Awards
* Nominee, 2010-2011 Golden Sower Awards
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