Readiscover New MexicoTag along with Rosita the Roadrunner on her journey to learn about the Land of Enchantment. On the trail, meet Roja & Verde (the Chile Twins), Biscochita (a Smart Cookie), Piñon Jay, Dusty the Tumbleweed, and a town full of prairie dogs who love to read. READiscover New Mexico, a recent theme for the Statewide Summer Reading Program sponsored by the New Mexico State Library, encourages the discovery of the vast cultural, natural, historical, and literary treasures found in our beautiful state. Children, adults and families experience some of these for the very first time by visiting Rosita's ultimate source for information: the library. Featured is a literal example of "poetic license," with an introduction by "Tag" the license plate. Join the fun! Children will love coloring the cast of characters and sharing the adventure with their families. Among many classroom uses, teachers can present the fun story as a bi- or tri-lingual playlet. Enrichment material includes a compilation of the programs, activities, crafts, song parodies, celebrations, and bibliographies devised by the children's librarians who brought READiscover New Mexico to life in public libraries throughout the state. Also featured are riddles, New Mexico trivia, relevant websites, an extensive booklist, several recipes for Biscochitos, instructions for making Star-O-Litos, and a large collection of reproducible artwork. Rosita's Ramble is presented in English, Spanish, and Navajo. Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Yá'át'ééh! Author KATHY BARCO was Youth Services Coordinator at the New Mexico State Library from 2001-2006. Currently a children's librarian with the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Public Library, she received the 2006 Leadership Award from the New Mexico Library Association. She is co-author (with Valerie Nye) of "Breakfast Santa Fe Style - A Dining Guide to Fancy, Funky and Family Friendly Restaurants." Designer/Illustrator MIKE JAYNES, a Seattle-based graphic artist, has designed and illustrated six summer reading programs for the New Mexico State Library. Both Kathy and Mike grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico. |
Contents
| 6 | |
Programs for Kids | 29 |
Teen Activities | 49 |
Song Parodies | 72 |
Celebrations | 95 |
As the sun sets in the West | 112 |
List of Websites | 130 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
1/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon 87 New Mexico Alamos Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library anise seed bags baking powder Bats Biscochitos Bobbie Kalman bowl butter Carole Marsh chile pepper Christmas cinnamon Coelophysis County Library System Cowboy Poetry Cuento cups flour daats'í Dinosaur Dinosaur Jokes dóó dough eggs Farmington Public Library Farolitos Gamebook for Kids Jane Yolen Jennifer Owings Dewey Joe Hayes José Moreno Josefina by Valerie Land of Enchantment librarians License Plate Lore Los Lunas luminaria Mesa Public Library Mexican Mexico Mexico History Mexico State Library Mexico USA Land Mystery naaltsoos Native American nił Nuevo México orange juice paint paper Pat Mora Petroglyphs Piñata piñon POINTS OF INTEREST READiscover New Mexico Reproducibles section Roadrunner Rock Art roll Rosita Rudolfo Anaya Santa Fe Trail Song Southwest Spanish translation Story by Valerie Storyteller T'áá teaspoons baking powder teens Tortilla translation by José Tumbleweed Valerie Tripp Wild West Yá'át'ééh Yootó Hahoodzo