The Carabao Who Refused to Kneel

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Itoy loves Cara, his carabao. He patiently teaches her to kneel so she could kneel in front of the church during the feast of San Isidro Labrador.

Features:

• For Ages 10 to 11
• Story By: Lina Diaz de Rivera
• Art By: Fedinand Doctolero
• English
• ISBN 971-0314-34-3

About the author:

Lina B. Diaz de Rivera is a children's book author and a professor at the College of Education, University of the Philippines. She received the second prize in the 1996 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for her piece entitled "The Gem."

She earned her bachelor's degree in English from the Far Eastern University and received her doctorate in English and her master's degree in reading from the University of the Philippines. She authored several books for children and textbooks including "Ferry in the Sun," "Golden Galleon," and "English for High School."