Starfields

by Carolyn Marsden

Book Overview

An ancient calendar comes to an end in 2012 -- and many predict the world will end with it. Can one Mayan girl make a difference?

Rosalba is a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in rural Mexico. Like her mother and grandmother, she weaves stories of her people onto blouses, ensuring that the age-old traditions continue. But new influences are entering her life. A ladina girl from the city, visiting with her scientist father, passes on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763648205
• ISBN13: 9780763648206
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher