Reviewed by Beverly Slapin
Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
Book Author: Rigoberta Menchú
In The Secret Legacy, Seven-year-old Ixkem’s grandfather is 100 years old, and he is ready to pass on his legacy and knowledge. Of all the people in the village, Grandfather chooses his youngest granddaughter to be the new caretaker of the cornfields. “But I’m too little,” Ixkem protests. “Neither age nor size has anything to do with it,” her grandfather assures her. Continue reading.
The Secret Legacy by Rigoberta Menchú
Published by Groundwood Books Ltd on 2008
Genres: Central America
Pages: 64
Reading Level: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
ISBN: 9780888998965
Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
Also by this author: The Girl from Chimel, The Honey Jar
After her dying grandfather leaves his cornfields to her, seven-year-old Ixkem meets a group of tiny people in his fields with a secret that may help both of them, but she must share folktales about her culture in order to receive it.
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