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Martina,
the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Agra
Deedy "You
think I'm beautiful?" Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach has just grown up! She is now 21 days old and is ready to entertain suitors. But will she know the right best husband when he comes courting? Her Cuban grandmother Abuela gives her some incredibly shocking advice. The string of suitors come and the little green cockroach puts them to the test. The results are delightful! Which one will win her hand, the rooster, the pig, the lizard, or the mouse? Will she choose the right one? ********************************* Research
Links Literature that Models Marriage, Courting, and Family POSITIVELY: 16
Cows Writing Activities That Build Character Descriptions Literary Connections/Cockroaches: Cockroach
Cooties by Leda Schubert Maybelle
in the Soup by Katie Speck Gregor the Overlander by Susan Collins Literary
Connections/Folktales: Juan
Verdades: The Man Who Couldn't Tell a Lie by
Joe Hayes The
Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo Literary Connections/Spanish-English: Ghost
Fever by Joe Hayes
A 19-page unit for Martina the Beautiful Cockroach and the 25 page unit for Maybelle in the Soup are now together in a cockroach duo!
The Martina
the Beautiful Cockroach
Unit Contains: A
25-page unit for Maybelle
in the Soup
activity guide contains:
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