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Loading... Abuela (English with Spanish words) (edition 1993)by Arthur Dorros (Author)Abuela is flying high above New York City with her granddaughter Rosalba in this richly detailed and colourful story. Magic is suffused with history, culture, and devotion to family as we follow this beloved pair along their journey. Readers are treated to a mix of English and intuitive Spanish, making this a super choice for teaching little ones the family language, and who better to learn with than Abuela? To see the rest of the books on the Top 5 Picture Books about Grandmas, please visit my blog post at Peachy Books here: https://peachybooks.ca/2021/07/09/friday-favourites-top-5-grandma-books-for-kids... This book was a great lighthearted and fun read! The book shows a beautiful bond between a girl and her abuela (grandma) in a journey along New York City. I liked that the book in a way included a little tour or glimpse of different parts of New York City. The book explores the little girls imagination as she thinks about what it would be like if she were able to fly. The book is a great multicultural book that not only includes phrases in both Spanish and English but, also provides insight about the abuela's ethnicity and culture. I loved the dialogue that was included in the text which provided some insight about the abuela's personality or voice. The inclusion of Spanish really gives the story another dimension that emphasizes the two characters in the story. The illustrations in the story are detailed and colorful but, they seems to sway nicely which adds to the effect of it being made up. The images were very detailed and easy to follow and matched the text very well. I liked that the book includes Spanish with the translation in English which makes it easy for students to grasp the words and maybe learn simple words in Spanish. I also liked that the phrases or sentences were short and straight forward which makes it an easy read or easy to understand for younger children. The only thing that I did not like was that some of the illustrations were a bit overwhelming, only because there was a lot going on in some. I think that could overwhelm some kids and make it hard to focus on the actual text on the pages. Other than that, the book was a great read! In this sweet book, a young girl goes on a grand flying adventure over the park with her Grandma. They have a wonderful time exploring everything in the city. The illustrations are detailed and colorful and absolutely gorgeous. The text is in part English and some Spanish, with helpful context clues. There is also a glossary of Spanish terms and their meanings in the back of the book. This can be used to teach beginning Spanish and Spanish culture. Rosalba and her Grandmother spend the day in Manhattan together. Rosalba imagines them flying over all of their favorite places and visiting their friends and family. Kleven's illustrations are vivid, colorful and detailed, and provide extra depth to this sweet story. Children can learn to say phrases in Spanish, as they read the story. This is a great picture book that is full of color and detailed illustrations. ELL students can connect to the book and allows English native speakers understand or gain background knowledge of Spanish vocabulary words. This book can be used during language arts or even social studies because they traveled and went to different places around the city. Abuela is about the adventures a little girl and her Abuela (Grandmother) have while in New York City. The girl see a flock of birds and imagines her and her grandmother flying across the sky. They fly around to different parts of the city and have little adventures such as racing the sailboats, watch the dock people unload fruits, visit the statue of liberty, fly to her aunt and uncles shop, and resting on cloud chairs. At the end of their flying adventure Abuela decides to go on a boat ride to have another adventure. I would use this in my classroom with bilingual students. I would use this book in grades Kindergarten through 2nd. The book is in English, but has many Spanish phrases throughout the story. It can lead to a discussion about different literature genres, and would also be a good community builder between the diverse students in the classroom. Abuela is about the adventures a little girl and her Abuela (Grandmother) have while in New York City. The girl see a flock of birds and imagines her and her grandmother flying across the sky. They fly around to different parts of the city and have little adventures such as racing the sailboats, watch the dock people unload fruits, visit the statue of liberty, fly to her aunt and uncles shop, and resting on cloud chairs. At the end of their flying adventure Abuela decides to go on a boat ride to have another adventure. I would use this in my classroom with bilingual students. I would use this book in grades Kindergarten through 2nd. The book is in English, but has many Spanish phrases throughout the story. It can lead to a discussion about different literature genres, and would also be a good community builder between the diverse students in the classroom. The story is about a young girl and her "abuela" which means grandmother. Throughout the story the young girl and her grandmother go on multiple adventures exploring the city. They start off in the park and begin to feed the birds, while feeding them abuela ask "what if I could fly?" abuela and her niece begin to imagine what all the places look like from that perspective. I think this is a suitable book to use in the classroom for students because it will inspire them to think creatively just as both of the main characters in the book did. I loved this story and its connection to the life of Abuela. It takes place in New York and describes a young girls grandmother and her life and how she arrived in New York. It in a way causes you to imagine them flying through her past as well as places she wants to visit, such as vegas. It switches from Spanish and English which is a great language opportunity but also has a lot of vivid imagery in the way it is worded. This imaginative story is about a young girl, Rosalba, and her grandmother, abula, traveling through New York City. Rosalba uses her imagination and soars high above Manhattan with her abuela looking over tall buildings, over docks and the Statue of Liberty. Each stop is a memory for Rosalbas abuela and shows a glimpse of her ethnic origins. I enjoyed how this story contained Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative. The illustrations throughout the book are very colorful and eye-catching. This book would be suitable for first grade through fourth grade and can be used to teach imagination, Spanish words/phrases, and diversity. Abuela is a story with written phrases in English and Spanish. Abuela means grandmother in the Spanish language. Arthur Dorros' book is a multicultural book. It uses the Mexican culture to tell a story. Although the story has an imagination of flying, it still reads about the grandma and the girl roaming the city. The illustrations by Elisa Kleven are vivid. They explain the text. The girl, Rosabla, and her grandmother, Abuela, go feed bird. Rosable has a though if they could fly around the city. Rosabla's imagination takes her and Abuela to see different buildings and people. Abuela is a good book to read to children because it teaches imagination. It also teaches a different culture and their view of certain pieces and meaning such as the Statue of Liberty. It captures the eyes of readers with the illustration and different language phrases. I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. This book is about a young girl and her grandma flying through New York City while showing and explaining Hispanic culture. I liked this book because the author includes Spanish words however we do not know the translations. For instance, “...and guide close to the sea. “Cerca del mar,” we’d say. We’d almost touch the top of the waves. The author does not include a glossary with the vocabulary in the book. Another reason I liked this book is because of the illustrations in the story. The illustrations give the reader more context than the words written on the page. The pictures were sometimes helpful when trying to discover what the Spanish vocabulary on the page meant but I usually was not able to do so. I did not like that the writing did not keep me entertained throughout the book. For example, “Abuela takes me on the bus. We went all around the city” is all the writer says for two pages of the story. I felt that the writing was not as entertaining as the pictures. I feel that this would be a more enjoyable book if the writing made the reader excited. This book is about a young girl imagining that she is flying over New York City, with her abuela, as she describes the things they would do and see. The most notable aspect of this book is how the narrator will describe something in Spanish and then translate it to English. A second notable characteristic are the colorful and detailed illustrations. Because of these illustrations the reader is able to vividly imagine the little girl's description of their adventure. This book could be used with ELL students, especially Spanish speakers, since it uses simple sentence structure and incorporates Spanish throughout. This book would also be a great mentor text to introduce culture into the classroom. Students who have a Hispanic background or know someone with a Hispanic background may be able to relate to this book and it could allow for these students to share their knowledge about this particular culture. This book is about a young girl imagining what it would be like to fly on an adventure to discover culture with her Spanish- speaking grandmother, Abuela. This book would be good for emergent readers, due to the simple sentences, henceforth if a classroom of young readers had students who were ELLs, this book would be such a useful tool. This book could be used to teach culture and how it changes from place to place, city to city, and country to country. The book Abuela could be used to be a transition into a culture showcase for the class's different cultures or to specifically focus on the Hispanic heritage. Abuela offers many different descriptive options throughout the illustrations and throughout the story line. Within the illustrations there is many bright colors and beautiful textures. Now, within the written words there is different Spanish words laced throughout the story line of Abuela with many descriptive words. As a teacher when using this within your classroom you are able to incorporate many different cultural aspects such as pronouncing different words within the spanish language as well as pronouncing descriptive words in English. Summary: A girl talks about spending time with er Abuela, or grandmother. Abuela had not learned English as it was not customary while she grew up in a foreign country. The girl imagines the adventures the two of them would go on if they had to ability to fly, including traveling to the place that Abuela had grown up. Personal reaction: It is a nice integration of English and Spanish languages throughout the story. It would be a great way to teach students small words or phrases in a different language than their own. Classroom Extension: 1. Fiesta Friday! Each student can bring a different Hispanic dish to class for a potluck. 2. Create your own family tree. Who is your abuela? Category/genre: Children's picture book notable: multicultural The author does a fantastic job of taking readers on a journey through new york city while showing the appreciation of the hispanic culture. A young girl and her grandpa travel through the city and use their imagination as they express their culture in different places. I love the opportunity the author gives for students to listen to a different perspective of a culture that has come to the united states. I would read this to upper elementary grades because of the length of the book. I did not really enjoy reading this book. I think it is a good book to help teach some common Spanish words, but the writing is kind of boring and does not keep the reader entertain. The writing is very dry and short sentences. One sentence is "Abuela takes me on the bus.". That is it and there are no details provided throughout the text. The picture mainly do all the talking for the story. The pictures are very detailed and provide more context than the story does. I learned more about the story from the pictures than the text. I think if the story had more context it would have been a more relatable story. The book "Abuela", is about a little girl who explains her grandma. She explains how her grandma and she are going to the park and her grandma is teaching her Spanish. The little girl wonders what it would be like if she drifted into the sky and fly around the city with her grandma. They would see the entire city and speak to the people on the street. Her grandma brings her to the docks where her cousins worked, and to the plane where she came to this country on, and they would fly to her grandma's aunts and uncles and surprise them. She dreams about flying to the clouds with her grandma and looking at the different shapes they make. |
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