Publisher's Synopsis
THE LEGEND OF NI RAHU CAVE/LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAHU. Meet Kayabo and his sister Anani, who live in the small Taino (pronounced "tie-ee-no") fishing village of Kaleta on the Caribbean Coast of Hispaniola in 1488. Kayabo is about to transition to manhood. With the help of his spirit guide, a green sea turtle that is the reincarnation of his grandfather, Kayabo and Anani discover a secret cave with incredible natural formations, as well as pictographs, petroglyphs, and a subterranean lake with fresh water. Their discovery saves their people from a severe drought. This is Book One in Dr. Lynne Guitar's "Taino Ni Rahu (Children of the Water) Series." All 10 books in the series take place just as Christopher Columbus and his motley crews are about to disrupt the Tainos' lives forever. Each book is in both English and Spanish. Guides to the books' historical backgrounds, characters, pronunciation, and extended explanations of Taino words used are also provided for educational purposes. --- LA LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAHU/LEYENDA DE LA CUEVA NI RAHU. Conoce a Kayabo y a su hermana Anani, que viven en el pequeno pueblo de pescadores tainos de Kaleta, en la costa caribena de Hispaniola, en 1488. Kayabo esta a punto de transitar a la edad adulta. Con la ayuda de su guia espiritual, una tortuga verde que es la reencarnacion de su abuelo, Kayabo y Anani descubren una cueva secreta con increibles formaciones naturales, asi como pictografias, petroglifos y un lago subterraneo con agua dulce. Su descubrimiento salva a su gente de una sequia severa. Esto es Libro Uno en la serie "Taino Ni Rahu" de la Dra. Lynne Guitar. Los 10 libros de la serie tienen lugar justo cuando Cristobal Colon y sus tripulaciones descontentos estan a punto de interrumpir la vida de los tainos para siempre. Cada libro esta tanto en ingles como espanol. Las guias de los antecedentes historicos de los libros, los caracteres, y las explicaciones extendidas de las palabras tainas utilizadas tambien se proporcionan con fines educativos.
