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Rain Player Paperback - 1995
by David Wisniewski
32 pp. Pub: 9/95".An unusual story of a young Mayan ballplayer who, defying the priest's prophecy of a drought to come in the year ahead, challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok . . . The great beauty of the volume and its lesson on Mayan culture make it a unique and worthwhile purchase".--School Library Journal. Full-color illustrations.
Summary
The ancient Mayan belief that the future was divinely decreed and could not be changed is the basis for this original tale of a boy who must defeat the Rain God in a ball game to save his people from disaster. Mayan art and architecture were the inspiration for the spectacular cut-paper artwork.
First line
The city lay in darkness, yet the Ah Kin Mai had been awake for hours.
Details
- Title Rain Player
- Author David Wisniewski
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Third Printing
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-09-18
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780395720837 / 0395720834
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 in (22.35 x 26.92 x 0.51 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 690
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Mayas, Indians of Central America
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90044101
- Dewey Decimal Code E
Media reviews
"A unique artist again creates a substantial original tale based on folkloric traditions, meticulously explained in an extensive note. . . . A strong adventure that will appeal to a broad age range." Kirkus Reviews
"An unusual story of a young Mayan ballplayer who, defying the priest's prophecy of a drought to come in the year ahead, challenges the rain god (Chac) to a game of pok-a-tok. . . . The great beauty of the volume and its lessons on Mayan culture make it a unique and worthwhile purchase." School Library Journal
"The visual excitement of these pictures gives the book immediate and lasting appeal." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"An unusual story of a young Mayan ballplayer who, defying the priest's prophecy of a drought to come in the year ahead, challenges the rain god (Chac) to a game of pok-a-tok. . . . The great beauty of the volume and its lessons on Mayan culture make it a unique and worthwhile purchase." School Library Journal
"The visual excitement of these pictures gives the book immediate and lasting appeal." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
Citations
- School Library Journal, 02/01/2006, Page 60
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