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La Boda: A Mexican Wedding Celebration

La Boda: A Mexican Wedding Celebration

By: Nancy Van Laan

Illustrated by: Andrea Arroyo

Age Level: 3-6

Reading Level: Beginning Reader

Genre: Fiction

Maria looks to her grandmother to explain the rituals and traditions she observes at her first wedding. Their conversation, sprinkled with Spanish words, is carried by the evocative illustrations that depict this Zapotec Indian wedding celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. A helpful Spanish glossary and an introduction to Zapotec culture and religion are included.

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