The mother ditch =
Subtitle: La acequia madre
By: by Oliver LaFarge ; illustrated by Karl Larsson ; Spanish translation by Pedro Ribera Ortega.
Contributors: Larsson, Karl, ill.
Edition: English/Spanish ed.
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Santa Fe, N.M
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: Irrigation farming -- New Mexico -- Juvenile literature.; Farm life -- New Mexico -- Juvenile literature.; Irrigation farming.; Farm life -- New Mexico.; Spanish language materials -- Bilingual.; New Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; New Mexico -- Social life and customs.
Description: Describes the summer the mother ditch went dry, a time of crisis for the Romero family, who grow fruits and vegetables by irrigation in the dry Cerrito region of New Mexico.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 61-62.