Doors to the World - South America

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

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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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