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Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El Dia De Los Ninos/El Dia De Los Libros (2009)

by Pat Mora(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061288772 (ISBN13: 9780061288777)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Rayo

review 1: Book Fiesta! is a 2010 Americas Award Commended Title. In this book, children are reading and enjoying all different types of stories. They are reading everywhere they go. It kind of reminds me of the book "Green Eggs and Ham", but with stories. They can read their books sailing with a whale, in a long submarine, etc.This is a light hearted book that shows Latina children enjoying reading. I think that this is such an important aspect of the book because they are portrayed in a positive light, and they are also portrayed doing a positive activity. This book has it's words both in English and then repeated again in Spanish. This could be beneficial to bilingual students that are working towards learning the English language. The illustrations in this book are colorful and b... moreeautiful! The children all look different, but it is clear that they are from a Latina background. I would recommend this book for students that need a story with both English and Spanish text. It would be fun to read with younger elementary students.
review 2: Children of elementary level school are the protagonists in this delightful book. They are shown throughout the book in various settings reading and celebrating Children's day and Book Day. On two occasions one older child is shown reading a book and one adult in another. Different cultures are represented in this book as well. This book is bilingual in English and Spanish. The illustrations are very rich and colorful. This could be used in a K-2 setting for a celebration of books and/or celebration of Children's Day, which is a holiday celebrated in Mexico on April 30. The author, Pat Mora provides an a letter and suggestions for celebrating Children's Day/Book Day, which suggest ideas one can use in the classroom, at home, library, schools, museums or community organizations and bookstores. I think that this book is very strong in its cultural content. Children's of all cultures are shown celebrating books together in different cultural settings. One setting on one page shows an Asian country setting while the second half of the page may be in the Southwest. Two children from two different cultures are melted together in the middle reading a book together. The illustrations create a celebration of all children as one enjoying reading. Animals of different kinds are shown in the illustrations as well. In addition, different means of transportation are shown such as a submarine, car, plane, train and boat and children are shown enjoying books in these. On one page a child in a wheelchait is shown racing with excitement to get to the library. The colors turn dark towards the end of the book as day becomes night and children are shown flying into the night with their books. This is a great book! less

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