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Rain Player - by David Wisniewski (Paperback)

Rain Player - by  David Wisniewski (Paperback)
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Last Price: 7.99 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>32 pp. Pub: 9/95".An unusual story of a young Mayan ballplayer who, defying the priest's prophecy of a drought to come in the year ahead, challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok . . . The great beauty of the volume and its lesson on Mayan culture make it a unique and worthwhile purchase".--School Library Journal. Full-color illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The ancient Mayan belief that the future was divinely decreed and could not be changed is the basis for this original tale of a boy who must defeat the Rain God in a ball game to save his people from disaster. Mayan art and architecture were the inspiration for the spectacular cut-paper artwork.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The visual excitement of these pictures gives the book immediate and lasting appeal. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review<br>

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