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Owl in a Straw Hat
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Owl in a Straw Hat
El Tecolote del Sombrero de Paja
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This masterfully written childrens book by New Mexicos favourite storyteller is a delightful tale about a young owl named Ollie who lives in an orchard with his parents in northern New Mexico. Ollie is supposed to attend school but prefers to hang out with his friends Raven and Crow instead. Ollies parents discover he cannot read and they send Ollie off to see his grandmother, Nana, a teacher and farmer in Chimayó. Along the way, Ollies illiteracy causes mischief as he meets up with some shady characters on the path including Gloria La Zorra (a fox), Trickster Coyote, and a hungry wolf named Luis Lobo who has sold some bad house plans to the Three Little Pigs. When Ollie finally arrives at Nanas, his cousin Randy Roadrunner drives up in his lowrider and asks Ollie why hes so blue. Im starting school, and theres too much to learn, and I cant read Ollie says. I cant do it. Randy explains that he did not think he could learn to read either, but he persevered, earned a business degree, and now owns the best lowrider shop in Española! Ollie finally decides he is ready to learn to read. The characters and the northern New Mexico landscape come to life wonderfully in original illustrations by New Mexico artist El Moisés.
Rudolfo Anaya, considered the godfather of Chicano literature, is the author of the beloved classic Bless Me, Ultima, which was adapted into a feature film in 2013. In 2016, Anaya received the National Humanities Medal presented by President Barack Obama. His childrens books include Owl in a Straw Hat, No More Bullies!/ No Más Bullies!: Owl in a Straw Hat 2, Rudolfo Anayas The Farolitos of Christmas, The First Tortilla, Roadrunners Dance, and The Santeros Miracle. He lives in Albuquerque.
- ISBN-13
- 9780890136300
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Imprint
- Museum of New Mexico Press (US)
- Publication date
- 1 October 2017
- Format
- Hardback
- Pages
- 44
- Dimensions
- 280 x 215 mm
- Illustrations
- 13 colour illus
- Language
- Spanish
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