Klik op een omslag om naar Google Boeken te gaan.
Bezig met laden... From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano (The Magical Cycle of the Seasons Series)door Francisco X. Alarcon
Geen Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a collection of poetry about summer. In the afterward the poet Francisco Alarcón writes, For me, Mexico was and still isn enchanted land where all senses come alive: colors are more colorful, tastes are tastier." The poems are about everyday observations, including the title poem :From the Bellybutton of the Moon," inspired by the fact that the poet's grandmother tells him that Mexico translates to mean the bellybutton of the moon. After learning this, when the poet says Mexico, "I feel like touching/my bellybutton. Each poem contain many sensory details, bringing summer to life. I'm enjoying all four of these celebrations. I really wish I was a teacher so I could share these poems in two languages with kids. Ages 4 to 104 can appreciate them, and the gloriously fun art that illustrates them. Students of either Spanish or English as a second language would have fun using this as a resource. The themes of this relate to visiting family, as most poems are memories of a child's visit to his family's home town in Mexico. Some of the poems are almost a page long, almost narrative, and some are more like haikus, so there's something for everyone. I particularly liked this metaphor, explicitly illuminating the theme of family: _*We Are Trees*_ our roots connect with the roots of other trees our branches grow wanting to reach out to other branches Following the bilingual theme of his other books, Alarcon takes readers on a journey to Mexico through his poems. This book is filled with vivid imaginary and metaphors and personification, and follows the theme of summer. I would recommend this book to children in the 3rd-5th grade. ESL students might also like this book because of the English version and then the Spanish version right next to it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
PrijzenErelijsten
A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |