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2007-05-12
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The corn crows ripe review

2006-06-06
I thought that The Corn Grows Ripe was a boring book that I wouldn't recommend to anyone who wants to read a good book. The reason I wouldn't recommend it is because it didn't have any exciting events and you never really got to know what a characters personality. Throughout the book you never get to know anything about the main character Tigre. In the book you keep reading and waiting for something interesting to happen but nothing ever does. Also the plot of this book was about a kid planting corn because his father couldn't because he broke his leg and that is possibly the most boring plot ever. It was set in a small village in the classic Mayan period. I don't think you should read this book but if you need to I think you should be under the age of 9, because it is simple, has pictures, and it has huge font. I don't think a boy would like it because it doesn't have any action it is basically reading about a normal life, and I think that, that's also why girls wouldn't like it. I think the only type of reader that would like this book is a reader who likes reading books with nothing interesting or if they like books about the Maya.

Corn Grows Ripe

2006-06-06
For a school project I read The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads. This book was not the best book I have ever read, but it was still OK. The book was very childish and short. The Plot was not too great; it was about a Mayan family that could not grow the corn because the father was injured. So the 12 year old boy Tigre has to grow the corn this season, or the family will starve. The book did not give enough information about the characters. The reader would have to figure out the personality of the character as the book goes on. The setting takes place in a small Mayan town in modern times, the book would be much better if it would take place in the classic Mayan times. I would give this book 2 stars out of 5ive. And would recommend the age group of 7-10 years.

The Corn Grows Ripe

2004-01-08
The Corn Grows Ripe is a great book. I like this book because it relates to my life. It's a foreign, modern day-book written in English. The author gave me the idea of how the people lived with their country, religion, and cultures. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes to learn about foreign cultures. Since they don't have technology like us, it's interesting to read about how they solve medical and governmental problems. That's why I would recommend this book to them.

You Can Accomplish Anything

2003-05-19
I am a fourth grade teacher who recently read this book with my reading class. I chose it because it showed that an ordinary child was faced with a seemingly impossible challenge that he overcame with perseverance. Throughout the story, the children watched Tigre slowly take on more and more responsibilty and become successful at his tasks. Although some of the voacbulary was above them, they enjoyed watching the boy mature.

Excellent book for use in classroom teaching of Ancient Maya

1998-01-07
When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book.