Rain Player

Name: Rain Player
Brand: CLARION BOOKS
Price: 24.75 AUD
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By: David Wisniewski

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Paperback | 18 September 1995

At a Glance

Paperback
32 Pages

Age
10 - 12

Grade
5 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 27.94 x 0.64

Paperback

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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. "The visual excitement of these pictures gives the book immediate and lasting appeal." -- Booklist, starred review

Industry 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." "The visual excitement of these pictures gives the book immediate and lasting appeal." "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

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