Full name: The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico

Author: Nina Jaffe Year: 1995 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781558854529 1558854525

Long ago, the island of Puerto Rico was called Boriquen . . . . And so begins this myth from the Taino, one of the indigenous cultures of the West Indies. Exquisitely penned by a gifted storyteller, this unique tale tells how a golden flower brought water to the world. Full color. Baby/Preschool." Similar books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle How to Babysit a Grandma by Jean Reagan Peek-A Who? by Nina Laden Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Flotsam by David Wiesner On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? for Kids by Spencer Johnson Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Frozen by Victoria Saxon Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena I Am Enough by Grace Byers I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty Sea of Tranquility by Mark Haddon Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry Stick Man by Julia Donaldson