![]() ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() 4-8) - Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. A conventional but informative story accompanied by dreamlike, pastel-colored illustrations. Still, Grifalconi's (Kinda Blue, 1993, etc.) details of this special Mayan day are interesting, especially the careful descriptions of the myriad different ways corn is used, and children will learn something about the impoverished yet enduringly artistic Mayan culture. The story is devoid of humor, just as the boy himself is devoid of a single distinguishing mark of personality outside of a relentless-and relentlessly earnest-courage. View Larger Image THE BRAVEST FLUTE: A STORY OF CO Grifalconi, Ann. ![]() At length he does, inspired by the coins he will earn to buy food for his poverty-stricken family, who have only a single clay pot of corn gruel left and have been forced to eat seeds that should have been planted. Items related to THE BRAVEST FLUTE: A STORY OF CO. It is a long journey through a hot sun, and the boy isn't sure he can make it. The bravest flute (1994 edition) Open Library It looks like youre offline. On New Year's Day, a little Mayan boy is charged with the duties of playing the flute and carrying a drum on his back while leading the people of his village in a parade into town. The bravest flute by Ann Grifalconi, 1994, Little, Brown edition, in English - 1st ed. ![]()
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