The Magic Bean Tree: A Legend from Argentina

In the middle of the wide Argentine pampas there once grew a magic tree. Above this tree slept a bird so evil it could stop the rain from falling. And not far from this tree lived a brave boy who one day set out to save his village and all the creatures from dying of thirst. Illustrated with charming folk-art-like paintings and retold with simplicity and drama, this legend of a child's courage and faith explains why Argentineans believe that good luck can be found in the shade of a carob tree.

• Author
• Nancy Van Laan, Beatriz Vidal

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 32

• Publisher
• Houghton Mifflin Company

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780395827468

• Genres
• childrens, geography, folklore

• Release date
• 1998