Summary:
A Cuban folktale where a beautiful cockroach, Martina, lives with her family in Havannah. Her family gives her many gifts to help her be mor attractive so she can find a good husband. However, her abuela gives her the most useful gift of all, advice. Her advice is for Martina to conduct the ¨coffee test¨ on each suitor to test his kindness to her. Once the word the is out, many suitors come from all over the village to vie for Martina´s love. Martina gives each suitor the coffee test and has no luck, until the last villager. She instantly feels he is the perfect match for her when the coffee test is turned around on her.
- beautiful illustrations by Michael Allen Austin
- has a friendly sprinkle of Spanish words
- displays Cuban culture
- lively and funny to read
Deedy, C. A. (2014). Martina the beautiful cockroach: a cuban folktale. Turtleback Books.
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