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Maria and the Lost Calf – Maria e a Bezerrinha Perdida

cover-mariaby Kate Morejohn
Illustrated by Dwight Morejohn
Published 2014
44 pages, Hardcover Deluxe Edition
11″ x 9″
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This delightful and engaging children’s story, wonderfully illustrated with original watercolors, takes place at the turn of the last century in the Marin headlands, California.

It tells the story of a young farmer’s daughter, Maria, who searches for her favorite calf to be donated to the Holy Ghost Festa, and becomes lost herself looking for it. During her overnight escapade, Maria reminiscences about her home country in the Azores, the family and friends left behind, and her long and hazardous trip from the Azores to California.

Award Winning Author logoRGBThis children’s book, the first children’s book from Portuguese Heritage Publications, illustrates the historical presence of the Portuguese-Azorean dairy farmers in the Marin headlands, and Southern and Western Marin County.

The book, in English and Portuguese, is appropriate for children ages 2 to 12, both as a read-to, and as an early primer for both English and Portuguese. Maria and the Lost Calf is the ideal gift for your children, grandchildren and other young members of your family.

The author and the illustrator (wife and husband) are native Northern Californians and were raised on ranches. They can be reached for occasional book signings and speaking engagements. This publication has been made possible by a generous grant from FLAD, the Fundunção Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento.

Este novo livro para crianças realça a presença histórica dos Portugueses-Açorianos nas “leitarias” do promontório de Marin, bem como a Sul e West do condado do mesmo nome.

A história deste livro de crianças ocorre no início do século passado, no promontório de Marin e é escrita em Português e Inglês.

O livro conta a história da filha de um agricultor, de nome Maria a qual perde a sua bezerrinha que iria ser oferecida para a festa do Espirito Santo. Ao procurá-la, Maria tambem se perde. Durante a noite, Maria recordou a sua aldeia nos Açores e a longa e perigosa viagem dos Açores para a California.

Este livro é apropriado para crianças dos 2 aos 12 anos e também é um bom meio de lhes ensinar Português ou Inglês.

O autor e o desenhador da história, (esposa e marido) são naturais do Norte da California e foram ambos criados em “ranchos”. Ambos estão disponíveis para participarem em alguns eventos onde poderão apresentar e autografar o livro. A publicacao deste livro foi possivel gracas ao apoio da FLAD, Fundunção Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento.

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  • California’s Portuguese Politicians – A Century of Legislative Service
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  • Capelinhos (Portuguese translation supplement)
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  • The Portuguese Californians – Immigrants in Agriculture
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  • My Californian Friends
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