Español Es La Lengua de Mi Familia (Spanish Edition)

by Michael Genhart (Author) John Parra (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Una historia intergeneracional de lazos familiares, orgullo cultural y victoria en el concurso de ortografía que sigue a un niño que se une a su amada abuela por amor al español.

Mientras un niño se prepara para el concurso de ortografía en español de su escuela, le pide ayuda a su abuela con algunas de las palabras que aún no sabe deletrear. Cuando estudia con él, le cuenta lo diferentes que eran las cosas cuando era niña, cuando solo se le permitía hablar inglés en la escuela. Esto solo lo inspira a estudiar aún más y enorgullece a su familia. Basado en historias que el autor Michael Genhart escuchó de su madre cuando era niño, el español es el idioma de mi familia se trata de la alegría de compartir el patrimonio cultural con nuestras familias, inspirado en las generaciones de latinos que fueron castigados por hablar español y las muchas maneras nuevas generaciones están rejuveneciendo la lengua.

El texto de Michael Genhart es tan conmovedor como conmovedor, y se combina con la sorprendente obra de arte del ilustrador John Parra, ganador de múltiples premios Pura Belpre. El extenso material al final del libro incluye ensayos del autor sobre la historia de la supresión del español en las escuelas de los Estados Unidos e información sobre el alfabeto español. Una selección estándar de oro del Junior Library Guild.

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K-Gr 3--Little Michael signs up for the annual Spanish spelling bee offered at his school, and he is excited about entering because Spanish is the language that his family speaks. He practices various words with the help of his family members, especially his grandmother. As they practice, his abuela tells stories about how she and her friends were only allowed to speak English at school or they would be punished, sent home, or hit with a paddle. As Michael wins the spelling bee, he knows that he and his family win more than just a ribbon, but they also win healing and love. Parra's art is impeccable, offering rich conversations even within the illustrations. VERDICT A beautifully designed read-aloud that celebrates the importance of knowing more than one language, while also shedding light on what first-generation immigrants went through to make that possible today.--Melanie Ortega

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Michael Genhart
Michael Genhart, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco.He is the acclaimed author of many picture books, including Love is Love, I See You, Ouch! Moments, So Many Smarts!, Cake & I Scream!, Mac & Geeez!, Peanut Butter & Jellyous, among other titles.
He lives with his rainbow family in Marin County, California.

Anne Passchier is an illustrator and designer from The Netherlands. They are currently living in Cleveland, Ohio.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823454464
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Publication date
July 11, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
Grandmothers
Picture books
Families
Spelling bees
Hispanic Americans
Spanish language

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