2009 Summer Reading List!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

All About Mexico
Recommended Stories

When choosing books to add to student summer reading lists consider these three children's books about Mexico.

The Tree is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mex
by Naomi Shihab Nye


English translations appear alongside the Spanish poems and tales that explore everything from a table set for supper to a peach tree to a legend of rabbit's long ears. The selections include writings by Rosario Castellanos, Jose Juan Tablada, Octavio Paz and many others.
Ages 8-up.







My Mexico / México mío
by Tony Johnston


Sway to the sounds, reach for the colors, dance to the rhythms, and you will find your own Mexico in these poems in both English and Spanish. Ages 4-8.












Salsa Stories
by Lulu Delacre


It is New Year's Day, and friends and family from all over Latin America arrive at Carmen Teresa's house for the festivities. When a neighbor gives her a gift of a blank notebook, everyone has an idea of how she should fill it. The discussion leads to an outpouring of stories by Carmen Teresa's loved ones. The collection of seven tales featuring Latin American foods with recipes for the dishes mentioned.
Ages 9-12.

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