Read Me a Story: The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia

How many stories can a single flower hold? Learn about the history, names, traditions — and even colors — of the flower you may know as the Poinsettia. Watch it grow from its cultivation by the ancient Nahuas and its inspiration of a Christmas legend in Mexico to travel into the United States. Learn about a flower that has given the world so much in Pura Belpré honoree Alda P. Dobbs' picture book The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia.