Uncle monarch and the Day of the Dead
By: Judy Goldman ; illustrated by Rene King Moreno.
Contributors: Moreno, Rene King, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Honesdale, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590784259
Subjects: Death -- Fiction; Uncles -- Fiction; All Souls' Day -- Mexico -- Fiction; Monarch butterfly -- Fiction; Butterflies -- Fiction; Mexico -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Upon the death of her beloved Tio Urbano, who has taught her that monarch butterflies are the souls of the dead, young Lupita gains a deeper understanding of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, as it is observed in rural Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and facts about the Day of the Dead.