Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy & illustrated by Michael Austin
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
32
Words per page
AD610L
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Mar 4, 2014
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The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela’s suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781561457878
    Publication Date
    March 4, 2014
    Publisher
    Peachtree
    Original Publication Date
    July 1, 2007
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lexile® Level
    AD610L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    116505
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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