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CELEBRATING THE
LATINO / HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH
The Latina Women’s League &
Alachua County Library District Present:
Cuentos Latinoamericanos /
ries
A Latin American Folktale Series
Bilingual Storytime at the Library
10:30AM WEDNESDAYS FREE ADMISSION!
Sept. 14, 21, 28 & Oct. 5, 12
9/14:
Atariba and
Niguayona:
A Story from the
Taino People
of Puerto Rico
9/21: Brother Anansi
and the Cattle Ranch /
El Hermano Anansi Y El
Rancho De Granado:
An African-American
story from the Caribbean
A Taino Indian legend
about a young boy and
his search for the healing
caimoni tree.
by Harriet Rohmerand and illustrated
by Stephen Von Mason. A bilingual folk
tale in which Brother Anansi persuades
Brother Tiger to go into the cattle raising
business.
9/28:
Irupé Y Yaguareté
by Mariana Ruiz Johnson.
This story beautifully depicts
the jungle and a charming
friendship.
10/5: El Picaflor, Personajes
Mágicos de los Andes /
The Hummingbird, Magical
Character of the Andes
by Alfonsina Barrionuevo and illustrated
by Kukuli Velarde.
10/12:
Conejito: A Folktale from Panama
by Margaret Read MacDonald and illustrated by Geraldo
Valério. Conejito is a perky little rabbit dancing up the hill to
Tía Monica’s house. Zorro, Tigre, and Léon try to bar his way,
but dancing Conejito and Tía Monica are a match for them.
HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
401 East University Avenue, Gainesville
For more information, contact
www.latinawomensleague.org (352) 378-9787
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