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Pájaro Verde / The Green Bird (Aesop Accolades (Awards))
Pjaro Verde / The Green Bird - Aesop Accolades Awards Author:Joe Hayes This dream-like story of an enchanted prince_caught by a spell in the body of a green bird_begins with the introduction of nine curious sisters. Each has a different number of eyes, beginning with the oldest, who has nine, down to the youngest, with just one. The green bird proposes marriage to Mirabel, the two-eyed sister. Though her siblings m... more »ock her and her mother forbids it, Mirabel_s steadfast vision sees past the bird to a handsome prince, and she marries him! One by one, the envious mother dispatches her other daughters to the green bird_s palace to spy on who he really is. They are overcome with the beauty of their sister_s palace, and by the power of a sleeping potion the prince has provided to Mirabel. Only the littlest sister stays awake long enough to see the green bird sing in each window of the palace and then enter and change into a prince. Her discovery prompts the mother to set a cruel trap; Pajaro Verde is forced to leave on a long journey to sickness and oblivion. But Mirabel_s love seeks him out, even in the house of the sun and the moon, and in the end restores to him his marriage and his kingdom.Joe Hayes is one of America_s premier storytellers, a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures of the Southwest. Joe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and travels extensively throughout the U.S.Antonio Castro L. was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He has illustrated dozens of children_s books, including Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard (Random House) and The Life of Louis Pasteur (Twenty-First Century Books). He lives in Juarez. His son, Antonio, the designer of this book, lives across the border in El Paso, Texas.« less