Monday, March 2, 2009

Trick or Triqui

picture from amazon.com

Grandmother's Nursery Rhymes: Las Nanas de Abuelita
by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo
illustrated by Elivia
published by Henry Holt and Company, NY, 1994

Summary: "A collection of traditional South American nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English."


Strengths: These fun poems with flowing pictures provide insight into South American culture. Some of the poems provide explanations of their origins. The poems are also very diverse in length and type.

Concerns: Some of the poems involved figuring out an object or letter, which were at times somewhat confusing.


Classroom Use/ Other Comments: Children aged 3 and up would enjoy these poems. Children in elementary school can use these poems to improve fluency. Students who speak Spanish as their first language will be able to read the Spanish version of the poems and have a mirror to their experiences. Older students who are learning Spanish can use these poems to enrich their learning.

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