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Bezig met laden... The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez (2010)door René Colato Lainez
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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 book was recommended to me by a librarian at my local library. I really enjoyed reading this book. I knew as a little girl we had to leave our tooth under the pillow for the mouse to pick it up. But I never knew the story until now. I would read this book to young children. To show them the different stories to leaving your tooth under the pillow. I really loved this book because it was a bit of a multicultural twist to a traditional fantasy. I have so many reasons why I loved this book. First, I enjoyed how the story included Spanish words, but told you what they meant in English. For example, “Yay! Mi diente, my tooth.” They also included the tooth fairy saying, “Here is my tooth” and then El Raton Perez says, “Aqui esta, mi diente!” It was really nice to see the two languages working together in the story, but it was still clear since it included the Spanish and English versions. The story included the dialogue really well so that you could clearly picture the Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez arguing and having a small battle over the tooth. I felt like I was live at the scene during the entire book. My favorite part of the book were the very last pages where it had a author’s note, a description of who the Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez are and all the English definition of the Spanish words that were used. The author stated that he wrote the book to show the interaction between the United States tradition of the Tooth Fairy and the Latin America tradition of El Raton Perez. He did this exceptionally well and certainly achieved his goal of portraying the two traditions in a way that flows and works together nicely. The big idea of this book is that two traditions can be different, but still so similar. The two traditions may have different characters, but they both have the same goal to collect teeth. It shows children that even though cultures might be different, there are ways they can be the same and should both be appreciated. I think it is a enjoyable and fun way to introduce different traditions and cultures to the children. The cover is adorable, and the concept sounds great, and Mary Ann Scheur convinces me that it all works in her review at Great Kids Books.
Kindergarten-Grade 2—When Miguelito hides his lost tooth under his pillow, he has no idea that he is setting off a power struggle between the English-speaking world's Tooth Fairy and her Spanish-speaking counterpart, El Ratón Pérez. The fairy says, "Here is my tooth!," and the mouse replies, "¡Aquí está, mi diente!" This clever tactic helps English-speaking children learn Spanish phrases, and vice versa. The conflict is resolved when the tooth collectors learn to work together, imparting a universal lesson about sharing and cooperation. Young readers may not consciously recognize this tale as a metaphor for growing up in two cultures, but the story does model how to successfully negotiate a bicultural life by celebrating both aspects of Miguelito's Mexican-American heritage. Lintern's pencil illustrations were edited in Photoshop to give them a sparkly, ethereal quality that perfectly suits this modern fairy tale. The back matter includes the origins of tooth-collecting creatures in the folklore of English and Hispanic cultures. An excellent selection for libraries serving bicultural families.—Mary Landrum, Lexington Public Library, KY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
When Miguel loses a tooth, two legendary characters come to claim it--one who is responsible for collecting teeth in the United States and one who has collected the teeth of the boy's parents and grandparents. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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