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Inclui os nomes: Nin Jaffe, Nina Jffe

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Jaffe, Nina
Data de nascimento
1952-10-10
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
New York, New York, USA
Ocupações
writer
professor
Organizações
Bank Street College of Education

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Nina Jaffe is an award-winning author and storyteller who is nationally known for her retellings of Jewish and world folklore.   Ms. Jaffe is a member of the graduate faculty at Bank Street College of Education.  She lives in New York City with her husband, Bob, and their son, Louis.   [adapted from The Way Meat Loves Salt (1998)]

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Short, simply told stories each with an introduction and a break between setup and solution. Some you know from similar versions or from another tradition and some may be new. Most are a bit humorous.
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quondame | 3 outras críticas | Nov 29, 2022 |
This book is actually based on a local myth amongst the people of Puerto Rico. I really like the way the book shows that with little luck and perseverance, one can grow something beautifully if given the chance. I think this is a great book to teach to children because it introduces the concept of myths in other places for them.
 
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CarlosY | 29 outras críticas | Feb 10, 2022 |
Author and storyteller Nina Jaffe and illustrator Enrique O. Sánchez join forces in this picture-book presentation of a Taino creation myth from the island of Puerto Rico. In an ancient world with no water, a young boy finds some seeds, and plants them on a mountaintop, where a lush jungle grows. From this jungle a huge pumpkin in turn grows, a pumpkin that, when split open, disgorges all of the waters of the oceans and rivers, and all of the creatures within those waters. So the jungle mountaintop became an island, and Boriquén (Puerto Rico) came to be...

Although I have encountered Taino stories before, in such collections as Pura Belpré's Once in Puerto Rico, I have never before read a picture-book retelling of an individual tale from this people, making The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico a distinct pleasure. The story here is matter-of-factly magical, in that way that myths so often are, and the accompanying artwork, done in acrylic and gouache, is lovely. One must suspend disbelief in stories such as this, of course, but a part of me couldn't help but wonder how the forest and pumpkin grew in the first place, when water wasn't released into the world until the pumpkin split open. Leaving that aside, this was an enjoyable tale, and is one I would recommend to young folklore enthusiasts, and to readers seeking traditional Puerto Rican and/or Taino tales.
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AbigailAdams26 | 29 outras críticas | Nov 9, 2020 |
This is a wonderful creation story that says so much about the Island of Puerto Rico and its first people. After reading the story my daughter said " I didn't know Puerto Rico had forests and pumpkins and flowers! it sounds beautiful!
This book would be a wonderful compliment to a discussion about modern Puerto Rico, Islands, ancient peoples and even geography. The water color images are bright and beautiful and could tell the story even without text.
 
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c.henry | 29 outras críticas | Nov 15, 2018 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
20
Membros
1,468
Popularidade
#17,499
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
60
ISBN
62
Línguas
2
Marcado como favorito
1

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