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Niño's Mask
By Winter, Jeanette
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80372-807-3
- Publisher
- Dial
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2003
K-Gr 2 Nino aspires to play the role of the perro in the Fiesta of the Tigre in his small Mexican village. Despite being told that he must wait until he is older, he is determined to perform the part of the animal that ensures the success of the corn crop by chasing the tiger out of town. He carefully watches the local mask maker, and when ready, carves and paints a m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2003
Niño longs for a mask to wear to his village fiesta; if he had one, perhaps he'd be the one to capture the tigre (jaguar), thus ensuring an abundant crop of corn. Mama and Papa say, "When you are older." But Niño can't wait to be a conejo, a calavera, perhaps the tigre himself, or (best of all) the perro that, traditionally, catches him. After carefully watching the mask-maker at ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
