Cuatro de Julio, Fourth of July, Del Sol Books

Authors : Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, Illustrator : Gustavo Mazali, Translators : Joe Hayes and Sharon Franco
Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Cuatro de julio
Fourth of July

Cuatro de Julio, Softcover, Spanish, Book, Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, Gustavo Mazali, Kindergarten - 6th Grade, 9781598201192, # 10001s, $11.95 Listen Listen
Fourth of July, Softcover, English, Book, Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, Gustavo Mazali, Joe Hayes and Sharon Franco, Kindergarten - 6th Grade, 9781598201314, # 10002s, $11.95 Listen Listen
Cuentos para celebrar CDs, Spanish, 2 CDs, Kindergarten - 6th Grade, 9781598209051, # 10300, $34.95
Stories to Celebrate CDs, English, 2 CDs, Kindergarten - 6th Grade, 9781598209068, # 10301, $34.95

Fourth of July : Saturday, July 4, 2009

Cuatro de Julio, Fourth of July It is the 4th of July, and a family prepares to go for a picnic. Champ, the family dog, who does not want to miss the celebration, secretly hides inside the food basket. When they arrive at the park, Champ has a feast of his own with other dogs that have arrived with other families. In the end, the family is left without food so the families of the other dogs share their meals; and they all end up celebrating together. Contains an informative section on the Fourth of July.

Authors' Note : We have always marveled at the variety of ways in which Americans celebrate their biggest national holiday in every corner of the country. In Boston, people cover the banks of the Charles River with blankets to enjoy a mid-afternoon concert. In Atlanta, there are parades with period costumes. In Pecos, Texas, the nation's birthday is celebrated with the most important rodeo of the year. Miami's Bayfront Park hosts an exuberant spectacle of music and fireworks. From Malibu, in Southern California, to the shores of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, groups of friends and families spend the day at the beach. However people celebrate, everyone marks this important day in the history of the United States with great joy.

Santillana : It is the 4th of July, and a family prepares for the special picnic. Champ, the family dog, does not want to miss the celebration. He hides away in the food basket and has a picnic of his own with all the other dogs in the park! What kind of a picnic will it be for the family without any food?

Listen to Vienna Rose read Fourth of July to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children. And here's an earlier reading by Vienna Rose.

Cuatro de julio Fourth of July Lesson Plan
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