Uncle monarch and the Day of the Dead

By Judy Goldman

Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Uncles, Fiction, Monarch butterfly, Children's fiction, Butterflies, Death, All Souls' Day, Butterflies, fiction, Death, fiction, Mexico, fiction

Description: Upon the death of her beloved Tio Urbano, who has taught her that monarch butterflies are the souls of the dead, young Lupita gains a deeper understanding of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, as it is observed in rural Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and facts about the Day of the Dead.