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The Youngest Sister (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 3 520
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The Youngest Sister (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R352
Discovery Miles 3 520
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"The small shall be large . . . that's how it must be." In the
Andean foothills, a five-year-old Quechua girl is entrusted with a
big job: to collect a marrow bone from the neighbor for the family
soup. A stunning debut from Indigenous author Suniyay Moreno.
Picu's family is very poor. In the dry Andean foothills, her mother
must feed fourteen people-her kids, her relatives' kids, and the
hired hand's kids-every day. One morning, Picu, the youngest
sister, is sent to get a marrow bone from a neighbor. The bone will
add flavor and nutrition to the lunchtime soup. Her mother warns
her not to dawdle on the two-hour walk, each way, through the wild
landscape. But Picu can't help it! She marvels at the butterflies,
samples the cactus fruit, and daydreams about using the marrow bone
as a football. Will the neighbor let her family keep the bone after
the soup is made? Will her mother let her play with it? And will
she be punished for being so late? Picu is a child of joie de vivre
and resourcefulness. This story, like Picu herself, is tough, hard,
and honest. And moving. And fun. The Youngest Sister features a
glossary of Quechuan terms that are used throughout the story. An
Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids
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