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Rain Player

Hear it
By David Wisniewski
Publisher Clarion Books
Rain Player
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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 cutpaper artwork.

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1249 words1,249 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile AD690LLexile AD690L
Grade 5 to 7Grade 5 to 7
Age 10-12Age 10-12
Published 1991Published 1991

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Hear it fate Hear it torment Hear it chorus Hear it column Hear it croak Hear it precious Hear it distant Hear it perish Hear it sacred Hear it kin Hear it forgiveness Hear it gourd Hear it seek Hear it devour Hear it counsel Hear it plea Hear it arrival Hear it fierce Hear it priest Hear it cloak Hear it drought Hear it terrific Hear it hush Hear it magnificent Hear it colossal Hear it conch Hear it fury Hear it royalty Hear it whirlwind Hear it thirsty Hear it dreadful Hear it wisdom Hear it brilliant Hear it mighty
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Hear it constancy Hear it fate Hear it torment Hear it chorus Hear it column Hear it precious Hear it cenote Hear it distant Hear it perish Hear it sacred Hear it quetzal Hear it kin Hear it forgiveness Hear it gourd Hear it seek Hear it headdress Hear it devour Hear it readiness Hear it counsel Hear it plea Hear it plight Hear it prophecy Hear it renown Hear it cloak Hear it drought Hear it vastness Hear it magnificent Hear it colossal Hear it conch Hear it wont Hear it fury Hear it royalty Hear it whirlwind Hear it aloft Hear it dreadful Hear it brilliant
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Book ISBN:

0395551129

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