Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Doña Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots of families. She loves her neighbors–she lets the children use her flowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillas for rafts. So when a huge puma is terrifying the village, of course Flor is the one to investigate.

Featuring Spanish words and phrases throughout, as well as a glossary, Pat Mora’s story, along with Raúl Colón’s glorious artwork, makes this a treat for any reader, tall or small. Award-winning author Pat Mora’s previous book with Raúl Colón, Tomás and the Library Lady, received the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, an IRA Teacher’s Choice Award, a Skipping Stones Award, and was also named a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title and an Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature commended title. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Release: October 11, 2005

ISBN: 0375823379

ISBN 13: 9780375823374

Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Doña Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots of families. She loves her neighbors–she lets the children use her flowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillas for rafts. So when a huge puma is terrifying the village, of course Flor is the one to investigate.

Featuring Spanish words and phrases throughout, as well as a glossary, Pat Mora’s story, along with Raúl Colón’s glorious artwork, makes this a treat for any reader, tall or small. Award-winning author Pat Mora’s previous book with Raúl Colón, Tomás and the Library Lady, received the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, an IRA Teacher’s Choice Award, a Skipping Stones Award, and was also named a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title and an Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature commended title. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Release: October 11, 2005

ISBN: 0375823379

ISBN 13: 9780375823374

More books from Raúl Colón

Yolonda's Genius

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Draw!

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Tomás and the Library Lady

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Imagine!

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio

3.6/5 ( ratings)

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart

4.1/5 ( ratings)

My Name is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and Her Flying Machine

Child of the Universe

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Look Up!: The Story of the First Woman Astronomer

3.8/5 ( ratings)

America the Beautiful: Together We Stand

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?