Tina and the Scarecrow Skins / Tina y las pieles de espantapajaros (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Ofelia Dumas Lachtman; Alex Pardo DeLange; Jose Juan Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558853731 ISBN 13: 9781558853737

Publisher: Arte Publico Pr, 2002

Synopsis

A bright bilingual picture book about learning to accept others' differences

In a little green house in a city by the sea, Tina searches for a friend. The tall building crept in like weeds and ruined the neighborhood. The bulldozers crushed the houses of Tina's friends, causing them to leave. Now, Tina is alone on the stoop of her house.

Then one day, while working on her mother's garden, Tina sees a young girl next door. Tina is captivated by this girl, Little Bell, with her funny names for things and her imagination. But Mamá does not approve of Little Bell, saying, "That girl needs to learn proper talk" and "That girl needs some suitable clothes."

When Tina invited Little Bell to the house for dinner without her mother's permission, Tina senses problems ahead. And when one of the most important items for dinner preparation goes missing and Little Bell wants to help, Tina groans. What will Mamá say when Little Bell brings home her "scarecrow skins" to help make tamales?

About this title

From the Publisher:

This bright story about learning to appreciate each others' differences is sure to excite readers aged 3 to 7. Alex Pardo DeLange and Ofelia Dumas Lachtman once again teamed up to give us a lively story about an unusual friendship.

About the Author:

OFELIA DUMAS LACHTMAN was born in Los Angeles of Mexican immigrant parents. Dumas Lachtman is the author of five bilingual picture books, Big Enough / Bastante grande (Arte Público Press, 1998), and the four books in the Pepita series: Pepita Talks Twice / Pepita habla dos veces (Arte Público Press, 1995), Pepita Thinks Pink / Pepita y el color rosado (Arte Público Press, 1998), Pepita Takes Time / Pepita siempre tarde (Arte Público Press, 2000) and Pepita Finds Out / Lo que Pepita descubre (Arte Público Press, 2002).

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, ALEX PARDO DeLANGE was raised there and in Buenos Aires, Argentina before coming to the United States, where she graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She now lives in Gainsville, Florida with her husband and three children. In addition to her art for the Pepita series, she is also the illustrator of Sip, Slurp, Soup Soup / Caldo, caldo, caldo (Arte Público Press, 1997), by Diane Gonzales Bertrand.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arte Publico Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1558853731
• ISBN 13: 9781558853737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32