The Corn Grows Ripe

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On sale Jun 01, 1993 | 96 Pages | 9780140363135
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 750L
A Newbery Honor Book
 
Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family?
 
When Tigre’s father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive—and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have fields of their own to tend, and Tigre’s mother and grandmother cannot do it on their own. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man’s work before. Can he shoulder the burden on his own, and take his father’s place?  
 
“A book of special artistic distinction, with its well-told story rich in Mayan folkway and custom and its boldly appropriate drawings.”—The Horn Book
  • WINNER
    Newbery Honor Book
Dorothy Rhoads is the author of The Corn Grows Ripe, a Newbery Honor book. View titles by Dorothy Rhoads

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A Newbery Honor Book
 
Can Tigre find the strength and courage to support his family?
 
When Tigre’s father is badly injured in an accident, the family is thrown into turmoil. Who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive—and to please the Mayan gods? The neighbors have fields of their own to tend, and Tigre’s mother and grandmother cannot do it on their own. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man’s work before. Can he shoulder the burden on his own, and take his father’s place?  
 
“A book of special artistic distinction, with its well-told story rich in Mayan folkway and custom and its boldly appropriate drawings.”—The Horn Book

Awards

  • WINNER
    Newbery Honor Book

Author

Dorothy Rhoads is the author of The Corn Grows Ripe, a Newbery Honor book. View titles by Dorothy Rhoads