The miracle of the first poinsettia
Subtitle: a Mexican Christmas story
By: Joanne Oppenheim ; [illustrated by] Fabian Negrin.
Contributors: Negrin, Fabian, ill.
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Subjects: Folklore -- Mexico; Poinsettias -- Folklore; Christmas -- Folklore
Genres: Folklore.
Description: In this version of a Mexican legend, a young girl who is ashamed that she has nothing to bring to church on Christmas eve experiences a miracle when her humble weeds are turned into beautiful flowers.