{"product_id":"martina-the-beautiful-cockroach-a-cuban-folktale-9781561453993","title":"Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively and funny...this telling has magic all its own.\" ―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Spirited.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterful.\" ―\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of \u003ci\u003ecaf  Cubano\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeacher's Guide available \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOdyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ep\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eBest Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561453993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 10.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Sower Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Monarch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Florida Children's Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. Black Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 855\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2007 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2007 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2007 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 123 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e116505 \/ Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carmen Agra Deedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026324541621,"sku":"9781561453993","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_25eb8124-6985-425d-af09-0949fb356c6b.jpg?v=1609190130","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martina-the-beautiful-cockroach-a-cuban-folktale-9781561453993","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}