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Taíno Tales: The Secret of the Hummingbird (Taino Tales) Kindle Edition

by Vicky Weber (Author), Olha Melnyk (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 228 ratings
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Alida lives in paradise, so what could go wrong? When she meets a boy from the opposing tribe, their friendship quickly blossoms into something more.

...What will happen if someone discovers their forbidden love?

With all the magic of a Disney fairytale, the Secret of the Hummingbird is sure to capture the hearts of children and adults alike. You won’t just enjoy the story, you will feel like a part of it.

Created by an elementary teacher to educate and inspire, children will love learning about the Taíno culture through the retelling of their indigenous folklore, bringing an ancient cultureー and a young loveーto colorful life.

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    7 - 11 years
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    Taino Tales
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 5
  5. Publication date
    March 7, 2020
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From the Publisher

Taino Tales

Full of magic and wonder - a beautiful retelling of indigenous folklore

Alida

Atabey

Colibri

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"Taino Tales: The Secret of the Hummingbird by Vicky Weber is a beautiful story that tells young readers about how the hummingbird came to be in Taino legend. Olha Melnyk's colorful and vivid images breathe life into the characters and the story and give it a good pace and movement. The story is both educational and informative and teaches readers about the culture of the Taino tribe, the indigenous people that lived in the Caribbean. Taino Tales is a wonderful story for parents and tutors to read out to children to teach them about the Taino tribe in an entertaining way. The Taino Tidbits section at the end of the book is interesting and gives readers interesting facts about the Taino tribe." -Mamta Madhavan from Readers' Favorite


"This is a beautiful retelling of a Taino tale. The stunning illustrations of the village and characters are each art pieces suitable for framing. While I was unfamiliar with this story, it is reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, but the fate of these loves is far more sweet. Imagine finding a soulmate and being told you cannot be together. Vicky's book is one I would adopt for a folklore unit in class without hesitation. I wholeheartedly give it a well earned 5 stars." -R. Jones


"The illustrations are beautifully done, the story fun and swift. Id love to see more tales like this in this style, with the strong visual storytelling. It's wonderful to see a book like this that also teaches about a culture that not everyone would otherwise have a chance to learn about. 10/10 for me."-Elizabeth Russell

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Alida, the daughter of a Taíno chief, lives in paradise. One day, she is startled by a boy from the opposing tribe, the Carib. Meeting daily in a hidden place, Alida and the boy, Taroo, soon become friends ー and then their friendship blossoms into something more. What will happen if someone discovers their forbidden love? A retelling of the Taíno legend of how the hummingbird came to be, this story brings an ancient cultureー and a young loveーto colorful life.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085N58Q3K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trunk Up Books (March 7, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7314 KB
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 228 ratings

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Vicky Weber

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Vicky Weber is a musician and an elementary educator with a love for children’s literature. As a Puerto Rican author of Taíno descent, she strives to create picture books that are fun, engaging, and educational. All her current titles are based on her background in music education or her heritage.

While she has taught a variety of grade levels, primary level education is where her passion lies. It has long been a dream of hers to teach children through the magic of books and she hopes you love reading her works as much as she loved writing them.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Older generations do not always understand younger generations. It is a sweet story about how younger people seek to befriend one another even though their families may not support them.
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Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars This reminds me of books I’ve read growing up
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
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I read comments mentioning that this book is sad because of the ending. In reality not everything is rainbows and sunshine, I loved that it’s different. The way the book ends, it gives the reader the chance to use their imagination for “THEIR” ending. To tie it together, the illustrations were captivating. Lovely story!
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Jaz S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
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Beautiful story with beautiful illustrations. I'm excited to share this story with my 8yo.
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Mayra
5.0 out of 5 stars love love love
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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Love the story had no idea this was a tale, my daughter loved it and all the colorful pictures, and how it speaks about the Taínos.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandkids
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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Purchased this book after watching This is me now (JLO), I am Puerto Rican and I have never heard of this before. Did my research and saw this book to educate our grandchildren of our culture Taino.
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Kim H
4.0 out of 5 stars Forbidden love
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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The images in this picture book are beautiful. It was refreshing to read about a culture I had not heard of before....

The story of 2 friends from opposing tribes made me hope that they would eventually fall in love.... Yet, their forbidden love adds a twist.

The ending left me wanting some closure to their love story that never really gets answered. The romantic in me is left wanting more, but the teacher in me likes the idea that the reader can decide the ending in their own mind.
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Lori Rice
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Story
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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This is a beautiful story about love and history through community. The characters are fun. The pictures are beautiful. And in a surprise ending the characters are able to stay loyal to their tribe yet get what their hearts desire.
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Tatiana Raudales
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021
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I was looking up books to read to my children about our culture, and I found this one. It is a beautiful retelling of our history with breathtaking artwork.
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MO
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful tale of love
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021
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This book was enlightening to read. I love how Alida and Taroo found true love with each other. It made me a bit sad that they couldn’t be together in the human form but I love how they were able to find each other again as flower and bird.
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N. Morrell
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2022
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I'd have preferred it was a paper book. Not sure if the depictions of the clothing or body decorations of the indigenous people are accurate.
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Elizabeth Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful colorful tale
Reviewed in Germany on March 25, 2020
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The illustrations are beautifully done, the story fun and swift. Id love to see more tales like this in this style, with the strong visual storytelling. Its wonderful to see a book like this that also teaches about a culture that not everyone
would otherwise have a chance to learn about. 10/10 for me.
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MSJason
4.0 out of 5 stars A mythical Caribbean Tale about the love between a flower and the Hummingbird.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2021
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A lovely, gentle story, about how the Hummingbird came to love flowers. The sweet tale of boy meets girl.
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