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The Legend of the Poinsettia
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Item Description...
Product Description
Called la flor de la Nochebuena--the flower of the Holy Night--in Mexico, the poinsettia blooms at Christmastime, the symbol of a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child. With illustrations that capture the brilliant colors of Mexico as well as the magic and excitement of the season, Tomie dePaola imbues the tale with his own special feeling for Christmas. Full color.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 32
Dimensions: Length: 10" Width: 8" Height: 0.15"
Weight: 0.26 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Oct 1, 1997
Publisher Putnam Juvenile
Age 4-8
ISBN 0698115678
EAN 9780698115675
UPC 051488005995
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Availability 103 units.
Availability accurate as of Feb 11, 2012 06:32.
Usually ships within one to two business days from Commerce GA.
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 | Great story with little historical accuracy Jan 24, 2008 |
| If you are looking for the true story of the legend of the poinsettia, this is not it!!! The only thing that is the same about the legend from Mexico and this story is the fact that the poinsettias were made red on christmas eve because a little girl brought baby jesus a weed for his birthday because she was so poor. the names, plot, and special saying that the little girl's brother said in the legend is not in this book, which takes away the impact of the story. the drawings although are beautiful and the story is nice if you don't know the real legend. | | |  | The Legend of the Poinsettia Jan 18, 2008 |
| I needed this for Christmas around the world at my school. The book is excellent and the children really enjoyed the story. | | | | Love Tomie's books! Mar 15, 2007 |
| Another great addition to my collection. Tomie's illustrations complete this wonderful book. | | | | Wonderful book :) Jan 22, 2007 |
| Such an endearing story! This book contains beautiful illustrations. It is a Christmastime favorite. | | | | The Legend of the Poinsettia Dec 10, 2006 |
I love legends. I always have. I am particularly fond of legends that attempt to explain things such as why the robin has a red breast, or why it snows on Christmas, or why the donkey says "hee haw," and other things like that. That is one of the reasons I was drawn to this little book by Tomie dePaola, The Legend of the Poinsettia.
Lucinda is a young girl who lives with her parents and younger siblings in Mexico. The colorful illustrations have that southeastern feel to it. Lucinda's community is preparing for Christmas by preparing gifts for the Christ child on Christmas Eve. I loved that the focus of gift giving was for Christ as opposed to the hustle and bustle and commercialism that is so common in American households. The gifts were labors of love too and involved special crafts, skills or homegrown gifts. Lucind and her mama have been asked to weave the special blanket for Baby Jesus as the one they have used for years is very old and worn.
When Lucinda's mama becomes ill, Lucinda is unable to finish the blanket by herself and the more she tries, the more tangled the yarn in the loom becomes. Lucinda is disheartened and worried about her mother, as well as saddened that her family has no gift to give the Christ child. Suddenly an old woman appears and suggests Lucinda pick some simple native weeds and bring them to Christ. In humility, Lucinda does that, and as you can guess, these become the beautiful poinsettia plants, the flor de la Nochelbuena, that we associate with Christmas today!
The reference and picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe was a nice touch for Catholic children who are familiar with story, and it was nice to see the shrine to our lady as part of Lucinda's everyday life. My children identified with Lucinda's fears for her mother, and also her fear of being different from the rest of the community. They also felt it was very brave of her to come forward with such a simple gift in the face of much splendor. After reading the story, my kids also became more aware of the poinsettias at church and other places and we even bought our own!
Overall I think this is a very nice book to read during the Advent season in preparation for Christmas, and a nice way for the family to focus on what is most important during this beautiful holiday.
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