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Title La Llorona : the legendary weeping woman of Mexico / by Megan Cooley Peterson.
Author Peterson, Megan Cooley, author.
Publication Info. North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 Chickasaw  J 133.1 PET    Check Shelves
 Fairview Shores  J 133.1 PET    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 133.1 PET    Checked Out
 South Creek  J 133.1 PET    Checked Out
 Southeast  J 133.1 PET    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  J 133.1 PET    Check Shelves
Description 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Real-life ghost stories
Audience Ages: 8-14.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents Beware the weeping woman -- The legend of La Llorona -- Encounters with La Llorona -- Ladies in white around the world -- Was La Llorona a real person? -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index.
Summary The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwestern United States have claimed to hear her wailing in the night, crying out for her drowned children. This centuries-old legend says that if the wailing woman gets too close, she will drag you to a watery grave.
Subject Llorona (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.
Mexican Americans -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Ghost stories.
Added Title La Llorona : the legendary weeping woman of Mexico
ISBN 9781543573374 (hardcover)
1543573371 (hardcover)
9781543574791 (paperback) : $7.95
1543574793 (paperback)