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Alma Flor Ada, University of San Francisco

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 240 pp

ISBN-10: 0205355447
ISBN-13:9780205355440Help icon

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  • Offers suggestions for the uses of literature in the classroom and its application to any classroom and with any other books the teacher may prefer.
  • Includes numerous examples of both books in English and books in Spanish, making the book useful to the widest possible number of teachers and children. The examples are primarily of books written in English by Latino writers. When a Spanish edition of the book exists, it is also noted.
  • A new section, “Words of Jade and Coral,” on Latino literature for children and adolescents has been added to this new edition of the book, bringing greater awareness of the existing Latino writers and assisting the reader in placing the books cited in the activities within a wider context.
  • Provides an extensive bibliography of books for children and adolescents by Latino and Latina authors, organized by genre, language, and some significant themes.
  • Appendix 1 presents a list of traditional Hispanic sayings.
  • Appendix 2 offers a list of traditional forms for beginning and ending stories.
 
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