Iguanas en la nieve - Iguanas in the Snow,
Softcover, Bilingual, Book,
Francisco X Alarcon, Maya Christina Gonzalez,
1st Grade -
4th Grade, 9780892392025, $7.95
Author : Francisco X Alarcon,
Illustrator : Maya Christina Gonzalez
1st Grade -
4th Grade
Iguanas en la nieve - Iguanas in the Snow
Iguanas en la nieve - Iguanas in the Snow,
Softcover, Bilingual, Book,
Francisco X Alarcon, Maya Christina Gonzalez,
1st Grade -
4th Grade, 9780892392025, $7.95
$401.40 for the Bilingual Collection Red Books Set , Including 20%-Off, Free Shipping, and No Sales Tax : 16 Hardcover Bilingual Books and 29 Softcover Bilingual Books
Pura Belpré Honor Award
"ha! ha!
ha!"
Mama laughs
and says with joy
we look like
happy iguanas
in the snow
In their finale collection of seasonal poetry, poet Francisco X. Alarcón and artist Maya Christina Gonzalez invite us to celebrate winter -- by the seashore, in the magic city of San Francisco, and in the ancient redwood forests of the Sierras.
We see a city where people are bridges to each other and children sing poetry in two languages; a family frolic in the snow reminds the poet of the iguanas playing by his grandmother's house in Mexico. We are dazzled by the promise of the seedling redwoods -- like all children -- destined to be the ancestors of tomorrow.
Artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has once again created a spirited family of children and adults who swing their way through colorful pages. Collages of old maps of Mexico and California provide intriguing backgrounds, and fun-loving iguanas peek out at us from the most surprising places.
Listen
to Vienna Rose read Iguanas in the Snow to you. A marvelous
example of the magical encounter between a child
and books that we wish for all children.
"It is one of
Alarcón's strengths that he makes both the reading and writing of poetry
accessible. His work serves as an excellent pattern for teaching students to
write about their own experiences . . . . Gonzalez's illustrations are bright
and busy, catching the playful cadence of the words." —School Library
Journal
"Fans of their
earlier collaborations and professionals seeking to expand their ESL collections
will appreciate this new addition." —The Bulleting of the Center for
Children's Books
"A splendid book . . . . a strong sense of connection to one's heritage, as well as to nature, pervades this volume." —The Riverbank Review
Bilingual
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