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La Mujer Que Brillaba Aun Mas Que El Sol / The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
Author: Rosalma Zubizarreta, Harriet Rohmer

Publishers Weekly — More beautiful than the sun, loved by the whole of nature, purveyor of quiet goodwill, Lucia Zenteno is a part of the story-telling tradition of Mexico's Zapotec Indians. In this English-Spanish retelling, Lucia's fate at the hands of unkind strangers is captured in artwork glowing with color and vitality. When the dazzling gi... more »rl arrives in a village, it is no surprise that the river falls in love with her, rising "from its bed . . . to flow through her shining black hair." The villagers are less welcoming, however, and only on discovering the loss of their glorious river do they repent of their cruelty toward the mysterious Lucia. While the plot is somewhat limited and moralistic (the Golden Rule is heavily applied) and the writing occasionally plodding, much of the imagery is refreshing--"she combed out the fishes, she combed out the otters." Surreal illustrations, calling to mind a stylistic mixture of William Joyce and Karen Barbour, highlight the richness of the folktale convention and perfectly capture a sense of place.

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Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Lucia Zenteno is a mythic character, a woman of great beauty who is perfectly in tune with nature. She is indeed larger than life, and though beloved by the creatures of the countryside, she becomes the target of human hatred and fear and is driven out of her village because she is different. It is only as nature mourns and the river leaves with her that the people realize that they need her. This original Hispanic folktale is skillfully told, and is solid and colorfully steeped with imagery of the earth and sky. Both the Spanish and English read gracefully, and the poetic use of language suits the story well for telling. The illustrations have a sense of volume that is reminiscent of Orozco, and the bright colors communicate equally well the heat of the drying land and the coolness of the returning river. An excellent discussion starter, dealing as it does with issues of the differences between people and respect for nature, the book has a natural place in multicultural and environmental units. Pair it with Carmen Lomas Garza's Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia (Children's Book Pr., 1990) to look at the cultural and artistic aspects or with books such as Jean George's One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest (HarperCollins, 1990) to emphasize our responsibility for our earth.

--Ann Welton, Thomas Academy, Kent, WA

ISBN-13: 9780892391264
ISBN-10: 089239126X
Publication Date: 5/30/1997
Pages: 30
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Currently 4.7/5 Stars.

4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings

Publisher: Children's Book Press (CA)
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Bowden P. (Trey) - , reviewed La Mujer Que Brillaba Aun Mas Que El Sol / The Woman Who Outshone the Sun on 2/6/2009 + 260 more book reviews

My daughter loves this book. Its one of the few she'll bring to me and my wife, and the reason is because its bilingual.

Anyway, it tells a story of a strange and beautiful woman that comes to town, how the people react and what happens after. The language is well done, but the Spanish is better than the English. The art is colorful and beautiful and I like it.

What's more, my daughter loves it.

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