{"product_id":"martina-the-beautiful-cockroach-a-cuban-folktale-9781561457878","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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peachtree Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561457878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.80w x 0.20d\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":36659846185116,"sku":"9781561457878","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_450f1da8-db41-4f2f-a112-a6f76afcbdaf.jpg?v=1603895568","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martina-the-beautiful-cockroach-a-cuban-folktale-9781561457878","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}