Rosita and the Night of the Radishes
- ISBN-10
- 0986345415
- ISBN-13
- 9780986345418
- Category
- Carving (Decorative arts)
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Author
- Dorothy Thurgood Manning
Description
Young Rosita competes in Oaxaca, Mexico's radish carving contest which is held every December 23rd. She hopes to win first prize and use the money to help her family's failing farm. This tale of magic realism is suitable for children ages 3 to 8.
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