THE LEGEND OF NI RAH CAVE/LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAH . Meet Kayab and his sister Anani, who live in the small Ta no (pronounced "tie-e -no") fishing village of Kaleta on the Caribbean Coast of Hispaniola in 1488. Kayab is about to transition to manhood. With the help of his spirit guide, a green sea turtle that is the reincarnation of his grandfather, Kayab and Anani discover a secret cave with incredible natural formations, as well as pictographs, petroglyphs, and a subterranean lake with fresh water. Their discovery saves their people from a severe drought. This is Book One in Dr. Lynne Guitar's "Ta no Ni Rah (Children of the Water) Series." All 10 books in the series take place just as Christopher Columbus and his motley crews are about to disrupt the Ta nos' lives forever. Each book is in both English and Spanish. Guides to the books' historical backgrounds, characters, pronunciation, and extended explanations of Ta no words used are also provided for educational purposes. --- LA LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAH /LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAH . Conoce a Kayab y a su hermana Anani, que viven en el peque o pueblo de pescadores ta nos de Kaleta, en la costa caribe a de Hispaniola, en 1488. Kayab est a punto de transitar a la edad adulta. Con la ayuda de su gu a espiritual, una tortuga verde que es la reencarnaci n de su abuelo, Kayab y Anani descubren una cueva secreta con incre bles formaciones naturales, as como pictograf as, petroglifos y un lago subterr neo con agua dulce. Su descubrimiento salva a su gente de una sequ a severa. Esto es Libro Uno en la serie "Ta no Ni Rah " de la Dra. Lynne Guitar. Los 10 libros de la serie tienen lugar justo cuando Crist bal Col n y sus tripulaciones descontentos est n a punto de interrumpir la vida de los ta nos para siempre. Cada libro est tanto en ingl s como espa ol. Las gu as de los antecedentes hist ricos de los libros, los caracteres, y las explicaciones extendidas de las palabras ta nas utilizadas tambi n se proporcionan con fines educativos.
Author: Lynne a. Guitar Ph. D.Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/04/2017
Pages: 124
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d
ISBN13: 9781546369561
ISBN10: 1546369562
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Dr. Lynne A. Guitar (Ph.D. in Colonial Latin American History from Vanderbilt University), is an historian, cultural anthropologist, and specialist in the history and culture of the Taíno, the natives of the Greater Antilles. She lived, worked, and researched in the Dominican Republic for 19 years, has starred in documentaries for the BBC, History Channel, and Discovery Channel, among others, and has published numerous professional articles and book chapters. These are her first works of historical fiction, although the stories have been perking in her head for years. Her Taíno Ni Rahú Series was written for Young Adult Readers-she defines that as readers between the ages of 10 and 110. --- La Dra. Lynne A. Guitar (Ph.D. en la Historia de América Latina Colonial de la Universidad de Vanderbilt en los EE.UU.), es historiadora, antropóloga cultural y especialista en la historia y cultura de los taínos, nativos de las Antillas Mayores. Vivió, trabajó e investigó en la República Dominicana durante 19 años, ha protagonizado documentales para la BBC, History Channel y Discovery Channel, entre otros, y ha publicado numerosos artículos profesionales y capítulos de libros de historia. Estas son sus primeras obras de ficción histórica, aunque las historias han estado creándose dentro de su cabeza durante años. Su serie Taíno Ni Rahú fue escrita para los lectores Adultos Jóvenes-que quiere decir, los lectores entre las edades de 10 y 110.
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