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Description:
A fanciful tale that used the backdrop of an Oaxacan Village to
convey the message that people should be open to people (or in this case
cats) who are different. The
plot focuses on an Oaxacan village healer who takes in 25 Mixtec cats.
The suspicious villagers, led by the butcher, are unfamiliar with cats and try to rid
the village of the cats using an evil spell. The spell doesn't quite
work as planned and the cats end up as village heroes.
Artwork by an Oaxacan
artist and the interweaving of folk traditions add to this original
fictional tale by Gollub. The pictures are neat, but they may seem a
bit strange to younger children. Condition: new hardback with small
remainder mark.
Age:
6-10
Keywords:
Mexico, fiction, cats, magic, Oaxaca
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