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The chocolate tree : a Mayan folktale / Linda Lowery and Richard Keep ; illustrated by Janice Lee Porter

By:

Lowery, Linda, 1949-

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: On my own folklore | San Miguel de Allende (Mexico)--AuthorPublication details: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press , c2009.Description: 48 p : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780822575450

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DDC classification:

E 398.2 LOW

LOC classification:

F1435.3.F6 L68 2009

Summary: Ever wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulkan to thank. Kukulkan is more than a king - he is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree! But there is just one problem. Kukulkan's brother, Night Jaguar, doesn't want regular people to have chocolate. He thinks only gods should eat the tempting treat. Will Night Juguar prevail? Or will the Mayans get to keep their chocolate tree?

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Easy book	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Infantil	Infantil	E 398.2 LOW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011539

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Ever wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulkan to thank. Kukulkan is more than a king - he is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree! But there is just one problem. Kukulkan's brother, Night Jaguar, doesn't want regular people to have chocolate. He thinks only gods should eat the tempting treat. Will Night Juguar prevail? Or will the Mayans get to keep their chocolate tree?

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