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The Corn Grows Ripe Author: When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive -- and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place.
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Used in Sonlight Core 3.
Nice introduction to Mayan culture/lifestyle. Young boy takes on adult responsibilities after his father is injured. Some references to Mayan religious practices.
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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- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Explore the World >> Fiction >> General