This book explains the Mexican tradition of wearing masks at various holiday fiestas. What a great story of a little boy who makes his fiesta mask andThis book explains the Mexican tradition of wearing masks at various holiday fiestas. What a great story of a little boy who makes his fiesta mask and saves the day. ...more
A little girl learns the tradition of making authentic tortillas with her abuela (grandmother. I absolutely love the image of Magda, she is so pretty,A little girl learns the tradition of making authentic tortillas with her abuela (grandmother. I absolutely love the image of Magda, she is so pretty, her dark hair, dark eyes, and olive skin is so refreshingly beutiful....more
Wonderfully illustrates. What a cute counting book. It counts tradtional mexican cultural artifacts and is cute and quite different from traditional aWonderfully illustrates. What a cute counting book. It counts tradtional mexican cultural artifacts and is cute and quite different from traditional american counting books. There are 7 mariachis, 5 campesinos (farmers). Very cute book....more
Wow what a powerfull story. Need I say that I spent an hour in tears as I was reading the book. Woke up with puffy eyes the next day. Unfortunately stWow what a powerfull story. Need I say that I spent an hour in tears as I was reading the book. Woke up with puffy eyes the next day. Unfortunately students only get to experience the Grapes of Wrath in high school. How marvelous would it be to also introduce them to Esperanza Rising, perhaps as part of an immigration unit and then have them analyze the different experiences of these two groups, the "Oakies" and the Mexican immigrants. I was so moved by the selfless act of Ramona to give up all that she was accustomed to, all the luxuries, all the wealth in order to set a positive example for her daughter. How difficult it must have been for her. This was probably why it took her so long to recover from her illness. I was so scared that Esperanza would lose her too, and quite honestly I would have been a wreck if that would have happened. Pam Munoz Ryan does such an excellent job of painting the setting in your mind and in developing each of the characters. At the beginning of the book Esperanza was a little girl and in only a few short months she developed and matured into a woman. A woman who finally realized what was important in life. I was thrilled to read the author's note to discover that in real life Esperanza and "Miguel" married. The perfect ending to a wonderfully written story. ...more
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