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La hija del mundo

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Pahoétama es nieta del pescador de la aldea. Para heredarle su sabiduría sobre el mar, su abuelo consigue un permiso especial, pues la pesca es un oficio prohibido para las mujeres. Ahora ella es la “niña-niño”, la única capaz de lanzarse a las aguas en busca de peces y perlas brillantes. Sin embargo, cuando Pahoétama descubre que el tiburón Oana, dios de los mares, tiene cuentas pendientes con su familia, debe tomar una decisión muy peligrosa: viajar al Vientre del Mundo, un lugar mítico que le revelará algunos secretos de su pasado.


 

 

English Description:

Pahoétama is the granddaughter of the village fisherman. To inherit her wisdom about the sea, her grandfather gets a special permit, since fishing is a prohibited trade for women. Now she is the "girl-boy", the only one capable of jumping into the waters in search of fish and shiny pearls. However, when Pahoétama discovers that the shark Oana, god of the seas, has pending accounts with his family, he must make a very dangerous decision: travel to the Womb of the World, a mythical place that will reveal some secrets from his past.

Publishing Details

Author : Gilles Barraqué

Illustrator : Alicia Varela

Type of Spanish : Authentic

Physical Details

Type of Book: Chapter

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 312

Year Published: 2013

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 6th-8th

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Fiction

Theme: Social Emotional, Nature, Identity, Gender Identity, Adventure, Animals, Fables & Folktales, Equality, Culture