Doors to the World - Dual Language

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

Publisher:

Luna Rising/Cooper Square Press

ISBN#:

0873588592

Author:

Monica Brown

Illustrator:

John Parra

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My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela

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My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela

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My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela

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South America

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Chile

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Pastels

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Poetry

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Mirror

msolomon — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:34:08 +0000

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

ISBN#:

9780763648480

Author:

Jeannie Baker

Illustrator:

Jeannie Baker

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http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763648485&pix=y

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Collage

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Realistic Fiction

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Rural vs Urban

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

Publisher:

Lee & Low Books

ISBN#:

978-089239291

Author:

Jennifer Torres

Illustrator:

Renato Alarcão

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Finding the Music: En Pos De La Musica

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Finding the Music: En Pos De La Musica

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Finding the Music: En Pos De La Musica

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North America

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

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Grandfathers

Guitar

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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

Publisher:

Chronicle Books

ISBN#:

978-145210203

Author:

Roseanne Thong

Illustrator:

John Parra

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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors

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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors

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

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Used with permission from Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Please visit www.ChronicleBooks.com.

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Colors

Families

Food

When the Shadbush Blooms

srlombard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:59:02 +0000

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My grandparents’ grandparents walked beside the same stream where I walk with my brother, and we can see what they saw.

Today when a Lenape Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl did the same generations before. Through the cycle of the seasons, what is important has remained: being with family, knowing when berries are ripe for picking, listening to stories in a warm home.

Told by Traditional Sister and Contemporary Sister, each from her own time, this is a book about tradition and about change. Then and now are not so very different when the shadbush blooms.

Source: http://gostorehub.com/store.php?asin=B005MWJSWW

Publisher:

Tricycle Press

ISBN#:

978-158246192

Author:

Carla Messinger

Illustrator:

David Kanietakeron Fadden

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When the Shadbush Blooms

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When the Shadbush Blooms

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North America

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United States of America

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Dim Sum for Everyone!

szachs — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:54:56 +0000

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In English, dim sum means "little hearts, " or "touches the heart," but to this young girl, dim sum means delicious.
On a visit to a bustling dim sum restaurant, a family picks their favorite little dishes from the steaming trolleys filled with dumplings, cakes, buns, and tarts. And as is traditional and fun, they share their food with each other so that everyone gets a bite of everything.
Just right for young children, Dim Sum for Everyone! celebrates a cultural custom and a universal favorite activity -- eating!

Publisher:

Dragonfly Books

ISBN#:

9780440417705

Author:

Grace Lin

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Grace Lin

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Dim Sum for Everyone!

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Dim Sum for Everyone!

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Dim Sum for Everyone

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United States of America

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http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/title-by-isbn/9780385754880/

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Gouache

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Realistic Fiction

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Grace Lin Books. (n.d.) Overview: Dim Sum for everyone. Retrieved from http://gracelin.com/content.php?page=book_dimsum

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Cooking

Families

Food

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I See the Sun in China

szachs — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 11:49:18 +0000

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The idea that children are our hope for promoting a more understanding world for all people is clearly evident in I See the Sun in China, where the text is presented through the eyes of a child, and reveals the child’s emotions and sensual experiences of her journey to the city from the rural area; also symbolizing a journey of appreciation from the past /old China to the present and new. The author has an agenda to promote cultural understanding that we may all live in different parts of the world yet we all reside beneath the same sun; the sun is a symbol that connects us all.
As the child journeys through her day she meets people of all ages and she shares her appreciation for her cultural identity, history, the adults she encounters, and ends with her hopes for the future in the modern China.

This book presents a glimpse of China through the eyes of a little girl, as opposed to traditional travel books that presents a country through adult eyes, thus having more appeal and connection with younger people.

Another outstanding feature of these series is that the books are presented in both English and the language of the country .Visually; the publishers have gone against the norm and presented the text with the host language written first on the page above the English. The importance of this is that it may positively affect how the reader is positioned when he or she engages with this book. A Chinese student in an English dominant classroom or an English Language Learner may feel even more validated by seeing this book. It is an opportunity for the English language learner to acquire new vocabulary while feeling at ease (their affective filter is diminished) because of the familiar content. Chinese terms and phrases are used authentically in the text, and the book features a glossary in both languages .

The publishers suggest that the books would appeal to ages four and up. The genre is certainly realistic fiction, but the reference to actual places and facts about life in China makes this a good introduction to informational texts for younger people.

Publisher:

Satya House Publications, 2010

ISBN#:

9780981872056

Author:

Dedie King

Illustrator:

Judith Inglese

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I See the Sun in China

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I See the Sun in China

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I See the Sun in China

Place:

Asia and the Pacific

Country:

China

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http://www.satyahouse.com/china.htm

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Collage

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Realistic Fiction

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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.