Braids/ Trencitas (Spanish and English Edition) - Hardcover

Contreras, Kathleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933032278 ISBN 13: 9781933032276

Publisher: Lectorum Pubns, 2009

Synopsis

This bilingual story shows the importance of family and of reading, while also emphasizing the rewards of passing along cultural traditions. Beautiful illustrations portray the moving story of Bela and her grandma, who love to tell stories, braid hair, and play lotera with the family: Our stories, like our braids, bind us forever.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr-3–Isabela enjoys every waking moment that she spends with her abuela when she comes to visit. She marvels when her grandmother combs out her long braid that £flowed in soft ripples down to her waist.¥ Braiding Isabela' hair, she weaves colorful ribbons matched by equally colorful tales of all types, inspiring the child to write her own. Each time Isabela asks Abuela to read a story she has written, the woman finds an excuse until Abuela finally confesses that she is £a storyteller, not a reader,¥ and Isabela cleverly uses the lotería (a bingo-like game from Mexico) to teach her how to read. Lindmark' colorful acrylic illustrations capture the unique bonds of an abuela-nieta relationship as well as the love and warmth of a young girl nurtured by a loving Latino family in modern-day America. Children familiar with the lotería game will enjoy Rene Colato' Playing Lotería/El juego de la lotería (Luna Rising, 2009). For a similar £grandmother learning to read¥ story, also see Eve Bunting' The Wednesday Surprise (Clarion, 1989).–Oralia Garza de Cortés, Latino Children' Literature Consultant, Pasadena, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Lectorum Pubns
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1933032278
• ISBN 13: 9781933032276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lindmark Margaret