La Colcha is a lovely story based on historical events. The Spanish translation seemed a bit stilted, but that may be because my instinct is for Mexican Spanish. I do not speak the language fluently, but have always been able to read and understand fairly well with a bit of translation help.

My grandfather, born in Mexico, especially loved having me read him this book one night while visiting. We often read children's books in his native language so I can practice and he can hear the words in my voice. :) ( )

This book makes a nice addition to my classroom library as a wonderful multicultural book for my bilingual students. Beautifully illustrated, I have no doubt it will be enjoyed by Spanish-reading students. The only downfall to this book in my opinion was that I had to have it translated/checked before I could put it in my classroom library, because while I have many Spanish-speaking students, as a teacher in an English-speaking school, I can not read Spanish well enough to preview the book before letting my students read it. ( )

What a sweet picture book! I enjoyed the pictures and storyline quite a bit. I thought, at first, it was fiction, but was thrilled to find out it is a biography! The Spanish seemed a bit stilted, but that's probably due to it being "Spain Spanish" instead of "Mexican Spanish." The pictures complemented the storyline well. It will be a helpful resource for our kids when studying that period of history. I will definitely be promoting this book to my students.

I truly enjoyed this story of Martha Ann and her courageous journey that spans three different continents. I was unfamiliar of Martha Ann's story and reading this encouraged me to find out more information about her. I will use this book in my elementary Spanish Club at school in February for African-American History Month. It will be fun for the students to learn about her and the true story that shows that persistence and hard works pays off.

I received this sweet book from LibraryThing, only problem is that it is in Spanish, and I do not speak Spanish. I had my Grandson try and translate this to me. This is the story of Martha Ann Ricks, who's father saved and purchased her freedom from slavery.
The family moved from Tennessee to Liberia. Having the 14 year old read this to me, and him learning about slavery, made the book even more memorable. He was impressed with her desire to meet Queen Victoria, and presenting the beautiful quilt.
The illustrations are wonderful, and we enjoyed looking at the quilt. Kyra Hicks has down a wonderful job with this story. We both enjoyed it!!

I received a copy of this book from the author, and was not required to give a positive review. ( )