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The corn grows ripe
Author: Dorothy Rhoads

When Tigre's father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown in turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive-and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have fields of their own to tend and Tigre's mother and grandmother cannot do it on their own. Twelve year old Tigre has never done a man's work before.... more »

ISBN: 444513
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 88
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Publisher: Puffin books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Susan C. (SusanofGreenGables) reviewed The corn grows ripe on 8/31/2006 + 618 more book reviews

Used in Sonlight Core 3.

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Christa S. (2girlsmom) reviewed The corn grows ripe on 7/24/2006

Nice introduction to Mayan culture/lifestyle. Young boy takes on adult responsibilities after his father is injured. Some references to Mayan religious practices.

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Stephanie M. (stephanie932) reviewed The corn grows ripe on 2/24/2006 + 219 more book reviews

Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in Yucatâan, must learn to be a man when his father is injured.

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