The miracle of the first poinsettia: a Mexican Christmas story

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Author:
Oppenheim, Joanne
Publisher:
Barefoot Books
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A retelling of a Mexican legend that describes the origin of the Poinsettia plant. In this version, a young girl has nothing to give the Christ child, but when the weeds she carries in her hands miraculously transform into red flowers, she now has the perfect gift.

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Subjects
Children of unemployed parents
Children of unemployed parents -- Juvenile fiction
Christmas
Christmas -- Folklore
Christmas -- Juvenile fiction
Christmas -- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
Christmas fiction
Christmas stories
Christmas stories -- Mexico
Folklore
Folklore -- Mexico -- Juvenile literature
Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
Poinsettias
Poinsettias -- Folklore
Poinsettias -- Juvenile fiction

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Contributors:
Negrin, Fabian
Negrin, Fabian,illustrator
ISBN:
9781841483641
9781841482453
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.6, 0.5 Points

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Last Grouping Update2025-09-20 20:18:42PM
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