Doors to the World - Spanish

I Love Saturdays y Domingos

szachs — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:17:59 +0000

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Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays–los domingos–she visits Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different in many ways, they also have a great deal in common–in particular, their love for their granddaughter.

While we follow our narrator to the circus and the pier, share stories from her grandparents’ pasts, and celebrate her birthday, the depth and joy of both cultures are conveyed in Spanish and English. This affirmation of both heritages will speak to all children who want to know more about their own families and ethnic backgrounds.

Source: http://almaflorada.com/i-love-saturdays-y-domingos/

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Simon & Schuester

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978-068987409

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Alma Flor Ada

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Elivia Savadier

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My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela

msolomon — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:52:18 +0000

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Gabriela Mistral loved words and sounds and stories. Born in Chile, she would grow to become the first Nobel Prize-winning Latina woman in the world. As a poet and a teacher, she inspired children across many countries to let their voices be heard. This beautifully crafted story, where words literally come to life, is told with the rhythm and melody of a poem. The second in Luna Rising's bilingual storybook biography series. My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela is beautiful tribute to a woman who taught us the power of words and the importance of following our dreams. The story of Gabriela Mistral will continue to inspire children everywhere.
Source: http://www.monicabrown.net/books/gabriela.html

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Luna Rising/Cooper Square Press

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0873588592

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Monica Brown

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John Parra

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South America

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Chile

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Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

msolomon — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:43:31 +0000

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Abrams Books for Young Readers

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9780810938724

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Duncan Tonatiuh

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Duncan Tonatiuh

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Finding the Music: En Pos de la Música

srlombard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 02:22:06 +0000

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When Reyna accidentally breaks Abuelito’s vihuela—a small guitar-like instrument—she ventures out into the neighborhood determined to find someone who can help her repair it.

No one can fix the vihuela, but along the way Reyna gathers stories and mementos of Abuelito and his music. Still determined, Reyna visits the music store, where the owner gives her a recording of Abuelito’s music and promises that they can fix the vihuela together. Reyna realizes how much she’s learned about Abuelito, his influence in the community, and the power of his music. She returns to her family’s restaurant to share Abuelito’s gifts with Mama and is happier still finally to hear the sweet sounds of Abuelito’s music for herself.

With lively illustrations by Renato Alarcão, the tradition of mariachi music comes to life in this bilingual story. Winner of Lee & Low’s New Voices Award, Finding the Music is a heartwarming tale of family, community, and the music that brings them all together.

Source: https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2882

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Lee & Low Books

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978-089239291

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Jennifer Torres

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Renato Alarcão

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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors

srlombard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 02:07:48 +0000

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Green is a chile pepper, spicy and hot. Green is cilantro inside our pot. In this lively picture book, children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts, yellow is masa, tortillas, and sweet corn cake. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, but all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this playful concept book will reinforce the colors found in every child’s day!

Source: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/green-is-a-chile-pepper.html

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Chronicle Books

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978-145210203

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Roseanne Thong

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John Parra

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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

srlombard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:23:05 +0000

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Imagination allows you the freedom to be who you want to be and do what you love to do, even when society dictates otherwise. No one knows this better than Drum Dream Girl. In this picture book bursting with vibrance and rhythm, a girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.

Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba’s traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.

Source: http://hmhyoungreadersblog.com/kids/picturebookparade-beats-on-with-drum...

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HMH Books for Young Readers

ISBN#:

978-054410229

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Margarita Engle

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Rafael López

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Central America and the Caribbean

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Cuba

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http://hmhyoungreadersblog.com/kids/picturebookparade-beats-on-with-drum-dream-girl/

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Grandma’s Gift

jjohnsto — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:42:39 +0000

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The story about “Grandma’s Gift” started when Ms. Carmen, grandmother of Eric Velasquez author and illustrator, went to pick him up to the school for the school vacation. The teacher handed a note to grandma about the holiday project that Eric should do during that time. Eric had to go the Metropolitan Museum of Art located in the Fifth Avenue to see a famous painting that it was brought and write a report. In the meantime, grandma was planning to make “pasteles” a traditional dish from Puerto Rico to celebrate the Christmas with the family. Grandma compromised with Eric to bring him to the museum if he helped her with elaboration of the “pasteles” for the family dinner in Christmas Eve. Grandma and Eric took the train to go to “La Marqueta” to buy the ingredients for the “pasteles”.

Grandma and Eric arrived home, they started the ”pasteles”, while they were doing it, grandma asked Eric to put a music record with the traditional Christmas music of Puerto Rico. They enjoyed working together. Once the “pasteles: were done, grandma treated Eric very special by boiling him some for him to be the first one to try it. After, they went to the museum to start Eric holiday project. While there, grandma noticed and recognized the character in the painting. Juan de Pareja who was a slave (1610-1670) and assistant in the workshop of the famous painter, Diego Velazquez. He painted Parejas’ portrait in 1650, and immediately gained him claim. He gave Pareja his freedom, but they continued working together. That evening Eric’s parents brought arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas and roasted pork to have the Christmas Eve dinner. After the dinner, grandma told the story how she learned about Juan de Parejas while living in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Then, granma gave Eric a sketchbook and his first set of colored pencils. While they were listening to “Aguinaldo Puertorriqueno, Eric began to draw his first self-portrait.

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Walker & Company, 2010

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9780802720825

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Eric Velasquez

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Eric Velasquez

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Sopa de Frijoles

szachs — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:48:23 +0000

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This is a poetic bilingual book Spanish/English in which a child from a latino middle class family is tired of playing video games and begins to cook a bean soup for his family. The mother is nearby to support him. Written in the third person the book is a bean soup recipe in a poem form. It includes the ingredients and how to make the soup. The author uses figurative language that is beautiful and yet accessible to young people. He compares beans to stars. He talks about a dancing fire hugging the pot.

The family in this story is a traditional family with stereotypical job distribution, which can be used as a start a discussion about different types of families. Another subject of discussion can be the use of video games and the power involved in making the decision to do something else when video games become tedious. The story show how by making the decision to cook and helping the family, the child grows as a person.

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Groundwood Books, 2009

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9780888998811

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Jorge Argueta

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Rafael Yockteng

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http://houseofanansi.com/products/sopa-de-frijoles-bean-soup

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Reproduced with permission from Groundwood Books Limited, Toronto. www.groundwoodbooks.com

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