tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41492172270745294262024-03-18T21:43:12.625-05:00¡Hola Libro!Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-90902705618404241512014-01-28T13:24:00.001-06:002014-01-28T13:24:11.205-06:00Biblioabrazo, a great blog in Spanish <br />
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Recently I discovered Biblioabrazo, a blog with just the right words to draw us in to their conversation about books: “Entra, la puerta está abierta para participar, leer, descubrir y pasar un buen rato juntos.” (Come in, our door is open to participate, read, discover and spend a good time together.) Doing just what they promise, along with their beautiful graphics, the blog showcases excellent books in Spanish which might be missed by people like me living in the United States. By signing up with your email, you can receive a post with captions of their blog entries which discuss beautiful picture books in Spanish. See their discussion posted on Jan 10th where <a href="http://biblioabrazo.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/diario-secreto-de-pulgarcito-philippe-lechermeier-y-rebecca-dautremer/"> Diario secreto de Pulgarcito</a>, by Phillippe Lechermeier and Rebecca Dautremer is discussed. <b>Note:</b> <i>After trying unsuccessfully several times to link Biblioabrazo's page here, I am opting to just post the link so you can copy & paste to get there</i>. http://biblioabrazo.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/diario-secreto-de-pulgarcito-philippe-lechermeier-y-rebecca-dautremer/<br />
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However, the problem with the lack of availability of these great books in the United States continues. Here is the latest of the many answers I have received when I have tried to purchase books in Spanish: <br />
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So far, only a few bookstores or publishing companies will sell these books to interested book lovers in the United States. How can we build bridges to get these books to our children in the US who speak Spanish? According to a <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/08/13/spanish-is-the-most-spoken-non-english-language-in-u-s-homes-even-among-non-hispanics/">Pew Research Center</a> survey done in 2011, "A record 37.6 million persons ages 5 years and older speak Spanish at home" in the United States. It is our duty, as librarians, book lovers, children's literature fans, to get these jewels in the hands of children. <br />
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Please share sites or companies who are willing to help us build the bridge to get these books into children's hands. <br />
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Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-83694342679380522242013-12-30T00:44:00.000-06:002013-12-30T00:44:00.680-06:00Read more about it!This year I created a page for our school library and have been posting some articles found here and there which might be of interest to people
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Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-54623704712799118982013-08-05T13:01:00.000-05:002013-08-05T13:01:17.245-05:00<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16091337-la-bibliotecaria-de-auschwitz" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz" border="0" src="http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1350432966m/16091337.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16091337-la-bibliotecaria-de-auschwitz">La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6548830.Antonio_G_Iturbe">Antonio G. Iturbe</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/683068579">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Es el mejor libros que he leído desde hace tiempo. Este libro me habló de tantas maneras diferentes: a mis emociones, a mi conocimiento de la historia, a mi pasión por los libros y a mi corazón de bibliotecaria. <br /><br />En la página 124 Antonio Iturbe escribe: "Empezar un libro es como subirse a un tren que te lleva de vacaciones." Sin embargo, este libro no te lleva de vacaciones: es una procesión por algunas de las verdades más tristes de la raza humana, por personajes históricos que no se dejaron vencer, por el amor al conocimiento, a la palabra escrita, al poder de la palabra para fortalecernos aunque sea con elementos de ficción. <br /><br />Cargado de citas que quiero guardar y leer y leer, ésta, en la p. 14, sobresale:<br /><br />"A lo largo de la historia, todos los dictadores, tiranos y represores, fuesen arios, negros, orientales, árabes, eslavos o de cualquier color de piel, defendieran la revolución popular, los privilegios de las clases patricias, el mandato de Dios o de la disciplina sumaria de los militares, fuera cual fuese su ideología, todos ellos han tenido algo en común: siempre han perseguido con saña los libros. Son muy peligrosos, hacen pensar."<br /><br />y ésta:<br /><br />"Se abraza a ese montón de hojas como a un viejo amigo... Los libros alineados forman una hilera minúscula, un modesto desfile de veteranos. Pero en esos meses han logrado que cientos de niños paseen por la geografía del mundo, se acerquen a la historia y aprendan matemáticas. También que se adentren en los vericuetos de la ficción y sus vidas se multipliquen por muchas. No está mal para ser sólo un puñado de libros viejos." p. 398<br /><br />Gracias, Antonio G. Iturbe
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Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-68302754923787432402012-09-16T18:59:00.004-05:002012-09-16T19:16:13.024-05:00Loles by Aurelio González Ovies, illustrations by Julio Antonio Blasco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.pintar-pintar.com/libro/9788492964314/loles/" target="_blank"><b>Editorial Pintar Pintar</b> </a>(Spain) continues to produce excellent quality picture books for children. The last one which has caught my attention is a poem about Loles, a girl who hated books so much she would always erase the print in them. One day she is so, so sorry she decides to write everything she has erased. Packed with one hundred notebooks, one textbook, four hundred pencils, and lots and lots of deep thinking, she isolates herself. As she furiously writes, she goes on to discover her dreams, tenderness, the strength to overcome her fears, and more.<br />
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Take a moment to watch this beautifully crafted book trailer: <a href="http://youtu.be/F_sb8K0vHSg" target="_blank">Loles por Aurelio González Ovies, ilustraciones de Julio Antonio Blasco.</a> Hopefully in the future we will be able to find this and more beautiful books from Editorial Pintar Pintar in the United States. <i>Note: Should someone spot this book on this side of the ocean, please drop us comment. </i><br />
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For more illustrations from the book see<a href="http://issuu.com/pintar-pintareditorial/docs/loles/17" target="_blank"> Issuu</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150265399059524.384837.78828204523" target="_blank">Facebook</a><i><br /></i>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-20620482343079994772012-08-08T12:28:00.000-05:002012-08-08T12:52:50.724-05:00<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3188977-el-pr-ncipe-de-la-niebla" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="El príncipe de la niebla" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1333743771m/3188977.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3188977-el-pr-ncipe-de-la-niebla">El príncipe de la niebla</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/815.Carlos_Ruiz_Zaf_n">Carlos Ruiz Zafón</a><br />
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Ruiz Zafón's use of the Spanish language is excellent, even when writing for a younger group. The words chosen to craft the story make the reading pleasurable, though some areas of the plot lacked definition. This title will become part of our collection.<br />
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<br />Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-10783513749231234652012-07-26T18:27:00.005-05:002012-07-26T18:27:56.902-05:00Una historia de fútbol by José Roberto Torero<div style="text-align: left;">
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"Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind
as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the
pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's
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I would add that the best picture books leave a gap filled not just by the reader's heart. The best picture books leave us with that good feeling that can't be captured, bottled, or packaged. As I write this I think of so many picture books that I treasure, such as <i>Cicatrices</i> (Marcelo Birmajer), <i>Mr. Bow Tie</i> (Karen Barbour), <i>Un secreto del bosque</i> (Javier Sobrino & Elena Odriozola), <i>El pato y la muerte </i>(Wolf Erlbruch)<i>, Sophie's Masterpiece</i> (Eileen Spinelli), and <i>Galimoto</i> (Karen Lynn Williams). Many more can be added here, can you think of some?</div>
<br />Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-72321194119786032812011-09-18T13:20:00.002-05:002011-09-18T13:26:43.851-05:00El español no tiene dueño: es de todos los que lo hablamos.<style>
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district (and all over the States), a huge decrease in school funding, a new
administration in our state, plus the fact that my librarian position, as well
as many of my librarian friends’ were eliminated shifted my attention away
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Spanish. Ten words out of all the nominations were selected and showcased on
all the Instituto Cervantes websites on El día E. These words were: infinito,
cachivache, tiquismiquis, magia, bullicio, alféizar, libélula, agua,
fraternidad y paz. The winning word was Querétaro (the name of a Mexican state).</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Famous Spanish speakers
mentioned their favorite word (<a href="http://youtu.be/BvxLwIGh3i0">Isabel
Allende</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/uW0dfbPPAd4">Antonio Skarmeta</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/M7o9pXuS2G0">Mario Vargas Llosa</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/pLK_zTcinXM">Ana María Matute</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/HCigjE7HLm4">Rosario Flores</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/f-LWM9bEFJA">Chayanne</a> , <a href="http://youtu.be/_JV-4yQrUKM">Gael García Bernal</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/fO_0zeUSEHI">Juan Luis Guerra</a> (among others). A Facebook
page (search for ‘El día E: </span><span class="fsm" style="font-size: small;">la "Fiesta de todos los que
hablamos español"’)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> gathered enthusiasm and momentum for El día E,
and also hosted photos of El Día E celebrations all over the world. One event,
“The Lost Accents in Mexico”, asked participants to create cards with accents
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(See <a href="http://www.elmundo.com/portal/resultados/detalles/?idx=45763">A
crear, desempolvar y sentir las palabras</a>). They also created new words
out of a combination of old ones and also voted on their favorite word. <a href="http://www.aulaintercultural.org/printbrev.php3?id_breve=1041">The
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Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-6220896634818383442010-11-27T23:14:00.001-06:002011-11-25T09:40:34.641-06:00El Pato y la Muerte<span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="">Published in 2007, <i><a href="http://barbara-fiore.com/index.php/libros-archivos/el-pato-y-la-muerte/">El Pato y la Muerte</a> </i>(published in English as <i>Duck, Death, and the Tulip</i>) happens to make it to my hands while visiting Chile in 2008. </span><span title="">The character illustrations immediately take hold of my feelings. I meet Duck, who is oblivious to Death; but I also sympathize with Death, whose words seem to make a lot of sense. </span><span title="">I know Duck will probably die, but I do not want it to happen. "I've been around since the day you were born ... just in case" - tells Duck to Death. </span><span title="">Suddenly I witness a surprising but brief relationship between Duck and Death. </span><span title="">I did not expect this or Death's reaction to the inevitable. </span></span><br />
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</span><span title="">This is a book for everyone. </span><span title="">Right now I admire it as a book for adults, especially those like me who have been affected by the death of our loved ones. </span><span title="">But I also think it should be a book to read to children to prepare them for life and death. </span><span title="">The cordial and friendly relationship between death and the duck, the casualness of their relationship, and the depth in their farewell to the pond, as well as their comments from the top of the tree, make this book one to think and ponder, and feel and absorb. </span><span title=""> The illustrations, which focus mainly on the two characters, are remarkable.<br />
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<span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="">Thank you for this work of genius, Wolf Ehrlbruch. </span></span><br />
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<span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title=""> </span><span title="">Several reviews on this book can be found in the editorial: Barbara Fiore. The translation in English can be found as: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/19/wolf-erlbruch-children-picturebook-review</span></span><span class="long_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title=""> or as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Duck-Death-Tulip-Wolf-Erlbruch/dp/1877467146">Duck, Death, and the Tulip</a>. </span></span>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-25157077733921529702010-11-27T21:31:00.002-06:002010-11-27T21:39:05.525-06:00Good to know<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">Recently I was thinking about <i>El pato y la muerte</i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">, a picture book I read while I was visiting Chile. I remembered how moved I was with the plot’s unfolding, and how I felt as the text and the illustrations wove into just the right package. I set it aside meaning to purchase it, but with everything we were doing forgot to buy it. A year later, as Amy and I prepared for a presentation at the Wisconsin Library Association conference, the title came up in our conversation making me recall how upset I was as I left Chile and forgot to buy the book.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">A week ago I went online determined to find it: it is definitely one of those books. While looking for it, I found </span><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OdiYOkhPJzVGDI7SZ2ycRbusPXwwv5cT5IAVTGAoibmxbI8NppZicBNp-FsJqMXHim_FFeY91Fry8zvcvu83IwoRKuVK5-Gvu_P9XoCJlaCO6ZkToinIvdJsphDnESH8NE3FnuLAqfM/s320/casa+del+libro.png" width="320" /><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;"> or <a href="http://casadellibro.com/">Casa del libro </a>, a bookstore in Spain which specializes selling books online. Having never ordered a book from a company out of the US, I was somehow reluctant to place the order, but the fact that the book was one I had to have convinced me to go ahead.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">The ordering process was straightforward, pretty much like ordering from any online bookstore in the US. The shipping rate was more that I would have liked to pay, but in all fairness, considering the book came from another continent, I could not complain. Soon after placing the order I received a confirmation email and later another message about approximate times for receiving the package.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">The book arrived fairly quickly, before the time they announced it would make it home. The packaging was excellent and the condition of the book superb. With an experience like this, I am definitely ordering from them again. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: GillSans; font-size: 14pt;">Go ahead and drop us a line if you know of another online store like this. There are too many good books we need to get over to this side of the world!</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></div>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-75949516841006389072010-11-05T00:34:00.003-05:002010-11-05T00:45:58.596-05:00Books and LinksLately it seems to me that a good number of links about books in Spanish have come my way. The right thing to do is to share them with as many people as I can, with the hope that the excellent picture books that are being published in Spain and in South America can become easily available in our bookstores in the United States.<br /><br />What follows is a list of links for all interested in looking at the variety of picture books being published outside of the United States.<br /><br />Drop us a line if this has been helpful to you.<br /><br /><br />Book Trailers:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5c6z4Tuksc">La maleta de la tía Clara</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEuf53tg--s">¡Qué tela más dispareja!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs1djRnD7mc">¿Cómo se hacen los libros?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVXXKY2qu3c">Besos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3szX4ozMQc">Colores y más colores</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8LOtQ6oikI">Poemas de Caramelo </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDeIe9vNtE0">El poema que cayó a la mar </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq18c1qWFxg">Tiempo para más cuentos</a> (enfermedad de mamá)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl_nPwNXuEY">Talk about previous book topic</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMuvv9qqXw">Del norte al sur </a><br /><br /> Narrated stories:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6d3GSFlgo">¿A qué sabe la luna? </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6mD6E_i4tA">El lápiz amarillo</a><br /><br />Books:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzYC3Je0mkg">La cebra Camila</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytaCMGefBPA">Orejas de mariposa</a><br /><br />Other:<br /><br />Tikitiklip: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=737XXC2CetU">El Rey de papel </a><br /><br />Places to purchase books in Spanish:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oletuslibros.com/detalles.php?id=7501">Olé tus libros</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pintar-pintar.com/index.php?pag=modulo&IdModulo=31&IdElemento=59">Editorial Pintar Pintar</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.edicioneseljineteazul.com/web.php?idioma=es">Editorial El jinete azul</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://librosdelzorrorojo1.blogspot.com/">El zorro rojo</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/a2JIo">Tercer Concurso CJ Picture Book Festival Finalists</a><br /><br />Must buy:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.edicioneseljineteazul.com/web.php?seccion=catalogo&idioma=es&id=3">Versos que el viento arrastra </a>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-7214077587312900292010-11-02T21:12:00.006-05:002010-11-07T19:10:01.334-06:00A community library gemCentro Lector-Lo Barnechea, Chile<br /><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section</style><br />As Mayra and I prepared for a presentation about the group’s summer in Chile, studying with Chilean children’s author Cecilia Beuchat, I came across a library brochure from the municipality of Lo Barnechea. The library is named, <a href="http://www.centrolector.cl/">Centro Lector</a>. Their mission is to promote literacy and culture by providing the community access to the best quality books. When we visited, I immediately felt “at home” in the children’s library and started reading and taking notes on all the books I wanted to find for my school’s library to share with children here.<br /><br />Now, I'm being reminded to make new discoveries browsing their catalog and website (http://www.centrolector.cl). Also, <a href="http://www.fundaciongsr.es/">La Fundacíon Germán Sánchez Ruiperez</a> de Salamanca and the International Center for Children’s Literature (http://www.fundaciongsr.es) in Spain has supported their efforts. Sifting through the myriad of websites to find reliable information on children’s books originally published in Spanish takes time. These two sites provide a good starting point.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971585750909842708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-32064102801032325232009-11-27T10:34:00.010-06:002009-11-28T22:24:23.930-06:00Two must-read blogsOn this day where so many people in the US are out looking for good deals for Christmas gifts, I found two great deals and both of them were free!<br /><br />As I opened my email this morning and read the latest from the barbarianos (revista Babar listserv), a post by Pepe Pelayo caught my eye(s): a new <a href="http://pepepelayo.com/bitacoras/pppelayo">blog</a> with an announcement of his latest book: <a href="http://pepepelayo.com/catalogo/255">Lucía Moñitos, corazón de melón</a>. The blog's opening page includes a hilarious photo of Pelayo replicating the look of a statue of Quijote, plus links to all kinds of goodies, both for kids and adults. It's definitely worth visiting often. As I write this I am trying to find a way to purchase his latest <span style="font-style: italic;">Lucía Moñitos</span> for our school library.<br /><br />A second surprise awaited me while reading more posts by barbarianos. <a href="http://elcuartodeloscuentos.blogspot.com/">El cuarto de los cuentos</a>, a blog by author Ana Tortosa, where we find her describing her latest book: "Daniela is an authentic feast for our senses and emotions; it presents us a child who can be imagined just how each of us does; Daniela is light, she is water, she is magic, Daniela is all play and pure emotion. Being next to Daniela and her dreams is to do so in any child's dreams, imagining like any child who changes color like chameleons; changes flavor like a multi-flavored ice cream. Daniela is the essence of the human being, is part of the four elements, metamorphoses as a mermaid, as a flower, as fruit. She goes from vast to miniscule because like any child, everything is important for Daniela, from a bread crumb to an enormous and prodigious animal. That is how Daniela is, and so much more. " <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MgI4D1ydXHgWirW2A2pmnG3_e1odRK2eH9w8ggxS5d3cpcYfVlZ1qvgFrYe1AQ_bRHsrskiTi0A3RXL4jYR1FFHWPPXyqf1S3A7LwrObzhx38x4mAi9i6K5oeVP__kN1jQGhAOpl74/s1600/D05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7MgI4D1ydXHgWirW2A2pmnG3_e1odRK2eH9w8ggxS5d3cpcYfVlZ1qvgFrYe1AQ_bRHsrskiTi0A3RXL4jYR1FFHWPPXyqf1S3A7LwrObzhx38x4mAi9i6K5oeVP__kN1jQGhAOpl74/s320/D05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409370365835122290" border="0" /></a><br />[<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Daniela es un a</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">uténtico festín para los sentidos y para l</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">as emociones porque nos presenta a una niña que puede ser tal y como nos la imaginemos nosotros, porque Daniela es luz, es agua, es magia; Daniela es puro juego y pura emoción. Acompañar a Daniela en sus sueños es hacerlo por los sueños de cualquier niño o niña que se imagina de una manera, después de otra; que cambia de color como los camaleones, que cambia de sabor como los helados de mil gustos. Daniel</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">a es la esencia del ser humano, forma parte de los cuatro elementos, se metamorfosea en sirena, en flor, en fruto. Va de lo grande a lo pequeño porque para ella, como para cualquier niño, todo es importante, desde u</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">na miga de pan a un animal enorme y prodigioso. Así es Daniela y mucho más</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">.</span>]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UVEmL0ni_KcHzjboGw9tOBkG4wyy5grbv6tW5mLgl-BeAKKWpVPa8X4dsbpjjC-D33nDEWWL9T2SIZfMv6Ky3HINtDSQIi_YHzvhjlOBrpbrhktLxXsY-BRxv7hqxdm8aDgutT4_IzM/s1600/getimgs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UVEmL0ni_KcHzjboGw9tOBkG4wyy5grbv6tW5mLgl-BeAKKWpVPa8X4dsbpjjC-D33nDEWWL9T2SIZfMv6Ky3HINtDSQIi_YHzvhjlOBrpbrhktLxXsY-BRxv7hqxdm8aDgutT4_IzM/s320/getimgs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409373586508402034" border="0" /></a><br />Other books by Ana Tortosa, such as <span style="font-style: italic;">De otra manera</span>, are discussed in this blog, and each one seems as appealing as the next. <span style="font-style: italic;">De otra manera</span> gets us to look at things in a different way: "The fears, the storms, nightmares, goodbyes, absences, could be perceived differently if they were looked in a different way. They can be overcome if one looks at them differently..." [<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Los miedos, las tormentas, las pe</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">sadillas, las despedidas, las ausencias... puede</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">n tomarse de otra manera si se miran con otra luz.</span>]<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Un par de alas</span> introduces us to a boy who thinks his grandmother is a fairy. [<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">El pequeño narrador de Un par de alas tiene una certeza que nos explica con total seriedad y lógica: su abuela es un hada. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQTx3Y0JpPSbiXopzHV5w5DcTqW2X0maU7NTfE6FQxDB9sJoNjs9uSonmNw7_RVxgEMSEtAQ5x0_BPwmEK95TdDPCGynreKPsbxx8zISqY12oa5x4MCzw4t5au81y2ZnB_OJRlgKvsg/s1600/unpardealas-cubierta.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQTx3Y0JpPSbiXopzHV5w5DcTqW2X0maU7NTfE6FQxDB9sJoNjs9uSonmNw7_RVxgEMSEtAQ5x0_BPwmEK95TdDPCGynreKPsbxx8zISqY12oa5x4MCzw4t5au81y2ZnB_OJRlgKvsg/s320/unpardealas-cubierta.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375405936563826" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Y él lo sabe porque nunca la encuentra en los sitios, porque le parece que se ríe cuando le pregunta, porque tiene indicios (a la abuela no le gustan los ruidos ni la sal) y porque encuentra, finalmente, la prueba q</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ue corrobora su certeza y que da nombre al libro.</span>]<br /><br />Check these two blogs out and, should you find a way to get these books available in the Unites States, let us know. I certainly would love to have them in our students' hands right away.Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-6074130603227442642009-10-17T15:51:00.002-05:002009-10-17T15:54:25.945-05:00School Library Brochures in Spanish for WisconsinGo to <a href="http://dpi.wi.gov/imt">http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/</a> to download brochures!<br />School Library Brochures Now Available in Spanish<br /><br />Two of the popular brochures highlighting the importance and value school libraries—Your Child’s Library Media Center: What Parents Should Know and Measuring Up: Characteristics of Quality School Libraries—have been translated into Spanish and are now available upon request. Contact Nancy Anderson, School Library Media Consultant at 608-267-9287 or nancy.anderson@dpi.wi.gov to request copies of these brochures.<br /><br />All documents relating to the Wisconsin study of school library programs-- Student Learning Through Wisconsin School Libraries—are posted on the Study Page:<br /><br /> * Executive Summary and Key Study Findings at bottom of Study Page<br /> * Your Child's Library Media Center: What Parents Should Know (2007) (PDF Brochure)<br /> * Measuring Up: Characteristics of Quality School Libraries (2007) (PDF Brochure)<br /> * Powerful Partnerships: The School Library Media Specialist and You (2007)(PDF Brochure for Building and District Administrators)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-24215579390771334802009-10-10T16:10:00.008-05:002009-10-10T18:28:46.957-05:00La luna naranja<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9lyq2o04PQ2f3qMqUfBbotzcH-r_BNAUQWIbeQIf_1PMbKZng1YVvuKMAoljUgnNypb87MO6pFmAirGftdcvHNi0gXjzn9z-__LUeBaQFUZrbsbb1uFwhf6qxMnqdneYojzLtqL-b6Y/s1600-h/orange-moon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9lyq2o04PQ2f3qMqUfBbotzcH-r_BNAUQWIbeQIf_1PMbKZng1YVvuKMAoljUgnNypb87MO6pFmAirGftdcvHNi0gXjzn9z-__LUeBaQFUZrbsbb1uFwhf6qxMnqdneYojzLtqL-b6Y/s400/orange-moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391116965810505330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On this Fall Saturday, I had had the pleasure of stumbling into <a href="http://lalunanaranja.blogspot.com/2009/10/una-imagen-mil-palabras.html">La luna naranja</a> (The Orange Moon), a children's literature and art blog written in Spanish and published by Coni Salgado. The latest entry, titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Una imagen, mil palabras</span> (One image, a thousand words) showcases an illustration by Matías Acosta (Uruguay) that could spark quite a number of words. When first seeing it, the viewer might think a white space is all that is there, suddenly a thread is seen, then more... where is this character going? Why? Who is he? A caption underneath the illustration invites the reader to write a story, a poem, a short narration.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Esta </span></span></span><br />A feature of the blog is the <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/coni1974/Libros#5354308204123863058"><span style="font-style: italic;">Galería de libros mágicos</span></a> (Magical Books Gallery) which contains a slide show of 47 magical books. Once a book cover is selected on this slide show, the reader is directed to a Picassa album housing 47 covers (so far) of the books. Some of the titles include author, illustrator and publishing house. The titles in the collection are for different age groups, and include classics as Alcott's <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Women</span>, <span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Saint-Exupèry's </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Little Prince, and Twain's Tom Sawyer</span>. While the above-mentioned classics can be found in many US bookstores, other notable books in this collection may/may not be available in the US: Romero's <span style="font-style: italic;">En orden de estatura</span> (Height Order); Ramos' <span style="font-style: italic;">Corazón de grillo</span> (Cricket Heart), or Tarrancón's <span style="font-style: italic;">La guerra que no fue</span> (The War that Wasn't). <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">(Hint, hint book sellers!!)</span><br /></div><br />The blog includes a good number of links to illustrations, some with text and some without.<br />Some folders in the blog are not presently working. Let us hope this gets corrected soon.Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-2532001254818053992009-10-09T16:28:00.003-05:002009-10-10T16:17:52.255-05:00LMS Day of LearningOn Friday October 16, 2009, I will be sharing this blog with a group of library media specialists and presenting along with some program support people who are dual immersion planners for MMSD. Hopefully, we will also do a site visit to UWM and some schools!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-82360355805049885532009-05-07T20:34:00.005-05:002009-05-07T21:01:05.531-05:00These times are the best times in our school library. Our current and last school theme, <span style="font-style: italic;">We share stories of the world</span>, can be any librarian’s favorite, and every year I look forward to using the globe to take off in any direction with the students and reading different world stories. This week, all third graders and I departed on an imaginary plane from Chicago <strong style="font-weight: normal;">O'Hare</strong> and went south, south, south to that thin long country called Chile. I briefly spoke about the <a href="http://www.mapuche-nation.org/english/frontpage.htm">Mapuche</a>, went over some words everyone reading the story should know (<a href="http://www.geocities.com/rucahuenei/jpegs/ruca.jpg">ruca</a>, <a href="http://www.spotlightchile.com/mapuche.htm">machi</a>, <a href="http://grupos.emagister.com/imagen/huemul/t128996-0.jpg">huemul</a>, <a href="http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Araucaria">araucaria</a>), and proceeded to read the story. As I read <a href="http://www.educarchile.cl/Portal.Base/Web/VerContenido.aspx?GUID=f48b220e-f4d1-4c99-a6c6-3df663d7bae0&ID=99701"><span style="font-style: italic;">La niña de la calavera</span></a>, I could see in the students’ eyes how they were getting more and more in to the story. This happened with each of the four classes that listened to the story, a good sign in any book that is read aloud.<br /><br />Click on the previous link (<a href="http://www.educarchile.cl/Portal.Base/Web/VerContenido.aspx?GUID=f48b220e-f4d1-4c99-a6c6-3df663d7bae0&ID=99701">La niña de la calavera</a>) to listen to a retelling of the story.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hl4VHTLDJbQBmAx0wDTw9BHCXOzeIi7Vmy_oMlbA-plDGfEgDVzA8X-e2vUyHKSsHVpSr8UwvAK47TqE6OdDD9VWHBHJyFMT8Zl1lgZJzt4mf8gIRgHhKfNpGRuOMHuS4VJPhwl6BuM/s1600-h/Portada-Nina-Calavera-72dpi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hl4VHTLDJbQBmAx0wDTw9BHCXOzeIi7Vmy_oMlbA-plDGfEgDVzA8X-e2vUyHKSsHVpSr8UwvAK47TqE6OdDD9VWHBHJyFMT8Zl1lgZJzt4mf8gIRgHhKfNpGRuOMHuS4VJPhwl6BuM/s320/Portada-Nina-Calavera-72dpi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333265581522127058" border="0" /></a><br />La niña de la calavera is the story of a beautiful girl who has many suitors and a jealous stepmother. Does this sound familiar? The girl has found a lad she loves and will be getting married. However, the stepmother is very jealous and gets a potion that when spread over the girl’s face, turns it into a skull. When the girl’s suitor sees her skull face, he screams and goes away. The girl is now too ashamed to live with her family, so she goes to the woods and lives there. One day, she finds an ant, whose leg is caught between two stones. The girl helps the ant, and the ant helps the girl in return. The same happens with a huemul and a puma, breaking the spell eventually and the girl finding a lad and living happily ever after.<br /><br />The story has all the ingredients of a fairy tale, but that is not all. Elements of Mapuche culture are woven throughout, some of which will be questioned by older students. Open up the conversation, and if you don’t know details, get students to search and find the answers to their questions.<br /><br />As far as our school, our students can’t wait for me to catalog the book so they can check it out.Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-46819514108137088652009-04-17T19:33:00.003-05:002009-04-17T19:42:07.846-05:00Cicatrices by Marcelo Birmajer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCwzel2zSVvIBw2KAETLxwop_R0zo2R0HR5wrOrZUltKZpVWOVplEvmuM2taOLTgp8cpyKQg085hcHvR9gSRqkHFiMcQCn5JTB0g-VxRtjrREq0XB4z_nDUc_1H1HYYcnBbg8DUyLcRc/s1600-h/cicatrices.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCwzel2zSVvIBw2KAETLxwop_R0zo2R0HR5wrOrZUltKZpVWOVplEvmuM2taOLTgp8cpyKQg085hcHvR9gSRqkHFiMcQCn5JTB0g-VxRtjrREq0XB4z_nDUc_1H1HYYcnBbg8DUyLcRc/s320/cicatrices.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325823260816840162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />CICATRICES <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />Marcelo Birmajer (author) and Gustavo Aimar (illustrator)<br />19 x 24 cm.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cicatrices</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Scars)</span> is a poignant, yet beautifully told story about a lad in love with a capricious girl who won't accept him until all his scars are removed. The young man finds a magician who begins to remove the scars, but as the scars are removed, the experiences attached to them disappear. The picture book has a combination of long and short passages and illustrations done in collage. An excellent book for a discussion on what makes us who we are.<br /><br />Most of the text, if not all of this picture book can be found at <a href="http://www.encontrarse.com/notas/pvernota.php3?nnota=4603">Encontrarse.com</a> . The book can be purchased at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/CICATRICES-BIRMAJER-MARCELO/dp/9872220492/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239939771&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> . Gustavo Aimar (illustrator) has a blog that can be accessed <a href="http://gustavoaimar.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html">here</a>.Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-63727028881243730282009-04-05T19:00:00.005-05:002009-04-05T20:01:09.012-05:00Bibliography - WEMTA Spring Conference 2009We announced at the conference that we would include our bibliography in this blog, and I just noticed I forgot to post it, so here it is! <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Note</span>: most of the authors listed here have published many other great titles. Since we had a short time to present our topic, each one of us chose ten of our favorite books to describe briefly. One person (me) who loves author studies (who could not follow rules) posted other books by the same author. Enjoy!<br /><br />WEMTA Spring Conference 2009: Accessing and Promoting Authentic Latin American Literature for Bilingual, Bicultural and Multicultural Schools<br /><br /><br />Ada, Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy (2000). <span style="font-style: italic;">Pimpón.</span> Miami, USA: Santillana. (1-58105-401-7)<br /><br /><br />Amelio-Ortiz, Osvaldo P. (2006). <span style="font-style: italic;">¿Nicolás dónde estás?</span> Montevideo, Uruguay: Hardenville S.A. Nicanitasantiago. (9974-7816-2-0)<br /><br /><br />Amelio-Ortiz, Osvaldo P. (2006). <span style="font-style: italic;">Tato y su bata de lata.</span> Montevideo, Uruguay: Hardenville S.A. Nicanitasantiago. (9974-7799-1-X)<br /><br /><br />Argueta, Jorge (2006). <span style="font-style: italic;">La gallinita en la ciudad/The little hen in the city</span>. Miami, USA: Santillana. (1-59820-093-3)<br /><br /><br />Beuchat, Cecilia (2001). <a href="http://portal.editorialandresbello.cl/un-perro-confundido/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Un perro confundido</span></a>. Illustrated by Andrés Jullian. Editorial Andrés Bello. (956-13-1721-4)<br /><br /><br />Birmajer, Marcelo (2008). <span style="font-style: italic;">Cicatrices</span>. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Calibroscopio. (978-987-22204-9-5) Go <a href="http://www.encontrarse.com/notas/pvernota.php3?nnota=4603">here</a> to read most of the text in Spanish.<br /><br /><br />Bornemann, Elsa (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">¡Nada de tucanes!</span> Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar, Altea,Taurus, Alfaguara. (987-04-0051-5)<br /><br /><br /> (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">Tinke-Tinke</span>. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar, Altea,Taurus, Alfaguara. (987-04-0138-4)<br /><br /><br />Carvajal, Víctor. <span style="font-style: italic;">La Pequeña Lilén</span>. Illustrated by Alberto Montt. Sol y Luna Libros. (9567713080) Click <a href="http://www.camlibro.cl/catalogo/ficha_libro.asp?id=3848">here</a> to access cataloging information. Click on illustrator <a href="http://blogdelmontt.blogspot.com/2007/07/pequea-liln.html">Alberto Montt</a> to read his blog.<br /><br /><br />Da Coll, Ivar (2002). <span style="font-style: italic;">Pies para la princesa</span>. Sopa de Libros. (8466715703). Click <a href="http://www.clubkirico.com/libros/ficha/9788466715706/pies-para-la-princesa">here</a> for a synopsis in Spanish.<br /><br /><br />Délano, Poli (2003). <span style="font-style: italic;">Policarpo y el tío Pablo: Historias de una tierna amistad con Pablo Neruda</span>. Editorial Sudamericana. (9562622010) Click on <a href="http://www.geocities.com/misteriosdelidioma/libros/policarpoyeltiopablo.htm">review</a> to read about the book (in Spanish).<br /><br /><br />Gil, Alejandra (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">Misterio en la profundidad de mi cama</span>. Montevideo, Uruguay: Hardenville S.A. Nicanitasantiago. (9974-7799-3-6)<br /><br /><br />Gonzalez, Maya Christina (2007). <span style="font-style: italic;">My Colors, My World / Mis Colores, Mi Mundo</span>. Children's Book Press; Bilingual edition. (978-0892392216)<br /><br /><br />Gusti (2005). <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/La-mosca/Gusti/e/9789709705034"><span style="font-style: italic;">La Mosca</span></a>. Abrapalabra Editores. (9789709705034). <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Gusti">alibris</a> has many of Gusti's books for sale.<br /><br /><br />Heras, Chema (2002). <span style="font-style: italic;">Abuelos</span>. Kalandraka. (8484645134). Click on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bibliotecaspublicas.es/mostoles/publicaciones/publicacion4183.pdf">abuelos</a> for a PDF with many, many titles in Spanish about grandparents.<br /><br /><br />Jimenez, Francisco (2007). <span style="font-style: italic;">La niña Violeta</span>. Santiago, Chile: Editorial Manuta. (978-956-8209-35-3)<br /><br /><br />Luján, Jorge (2008). <span style="font-style: italic;">Colors! ¡Colores!</span> Toronto, Canada: Groundwood Books. (0-88899863-5)<br /><br /><br />Machado, Ana María (1989). <span style="font-style: italic;">Camilón, comilón</span>. Madrid, Spain: Ediciones SM. (84-348-2703-4)<br /><br /><br />Maturana, Andrea. <span style="font-style: italic;">Eva y su Tan.</span> Illustrated by Ronny Landau. Aquilar Chilena de Ediciones Alfaguara Infantil. (9562393828)<br /><br /><br />Montes, Graciela.<br /><br /><br /> (2006) <span style="font-style: italic;">Había una vez una llave</span>. Miami, FL: Santillana. (987-04-0158-9) Board Book<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Había una vez una casa</span>. Miami, FL: Santillana. (987-04-0156-2) Board Book (978-1-59820-212)<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Había una vez un barco</span>. Miami, FL: Santillana. (987-04-0157-0) Board Book<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Había una vez una nube</span>. Miami, FL: Santillana. (987-04-0159-7) Board Book<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Había una vez una princesa</span>. Miami, FL: Santillana. (987-04-0160-0) Board Book<br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Cuatro calles y un problema.</span> 5a. ed. Madrid [Spain] : Ediciones SM, 1997.<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Más chiquito que una arveja, más grande que una ballena</span>. 10a. ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 2000, c1989.<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Tengo un monstruo en el bolsillo</span>. Orlando : Harcourt Brace, 2000.<br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Valentín se parece a--</span> 6a. ed. Madrid [Spain] : Ediciones SM, 1998.<br /><br /><br />Monreal, Violeta (2003). <span style="font-style: italic;">Susto en la playa</span>. León, España: Everest. (84-241-8103-2)<br /><br /><br />Neruda, Pablo (2006). <span style="font-style: italic;">Libro de preguntas</span>, selección. Santiago, Chile: Andrés Bello. (956-13-0705-7)<br /><br /><br />Paredes, Mauricio. <span style="font-style: italic;">El diente desobediente de Rocío</span>. Illustrated by Carvajal, Romina. Aquilar Chilena de Ediciones Alfaguara Infantil. (9562393682)<br /><br /><br />Pelayo, Pepe and Alex (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">Ni un pelo de Tonto</span>. Aquilar Chilena de Ediciones Alfaguara Infantil. (956239378x)<br /><br /><br />Perez, Amada Irma. (2002).<span style="font-style: italic;"> My Diary from Here to There / Mi diario de aquí hasta allá.</span> Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press. (978-0892391752)<br /><br /><br />Pescetti, Luis María (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">Caperucita Roja: tal como se lo contaron a Jorge.</span> Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar, Altea,Taurus, Alfaguara. (987-04-0140-6)<br /><br /><br />Rubio, Gabriela (2005). <span style="font-style: italic;">Terrible terrible</span>. Caracas, Venezuela y Barcelona, España: Ediciones Ekaré. (84-933060-7-X)<br /><br /><br />Silva, María Luisa. <span style="font-style: italic;">Tiburón va al dentista Pérez</span>. Illustrated by Leonor. Aquilar Chilena de Ediciones Alfaguara Infantil. (9562394395)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Así vivimos las brujas.</span> Illustrated by Andrés Jullian. Editorial Andres Bello. (9789561319592)<br /><br /><br />Silveyra, Carlos (2008). <span style="font-style: italic;">Trabalenguas: sin equivocarse y bien ligerito</span>. (From the series Faltó el profe) Buenos Aires, Argentina: Altea. (950-511-509-1)<br /><br /><br />Walsh, María Elena (2008). <span style="font-style: italic;">El reino del revés</span>. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar, Altea,Taurus, Alfaguara. (950-511-636-5)Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-90503914890003397992009-04-02T22:12:00.009-05:002009-04-05T21:07:26.061-05:00Hugo tiene hambre (Hugo is hungry)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MqKxYsA5A78TXBCNktxaUzUB3uYCX_qbgpApR1s8F27ONb_d89nIPYzxlmlhgJJK6f6Drb-sU3DoUwCF6fHEx0-smEERbVFTiy5FTudZHPn9LO5qbzf6IOpFk7586kR6uf36H1e5XNw/s1600-h/24186727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320298014951460274" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 185px; cursor: pointer; height: 244px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MqKxYsA5A78TXBCNktxaUzUB3uYCX_qbgpApR1s8F27ONb_d89nIPYzxlmlhgJJK6f6Drb-sU3DoUwCF6fHEx0-smEERbVFTiy5FTudZHPn9LO5qbzf6IOpFk7586kR6uf36H1e5XNw/s320/24186727.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hugo tiene hambre</span><br /><br />About two years ago I came across a blue picture book titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Hugo tiene hambre (Hugo is hungry)</span> written by Argentinian Silvia Schujer and illustrated by Mónica Weiss, also from Argentina.<br /><br />As one opens the book we read about a little boy that looks angry, so angry because he is hungry, so hungry everything that surrounds him looks like food. People walk past him without noticing him or realizing how his hunger is so vast that it encompasses every thing he sees. All he sees looks like food: people, fountains, the sky, a little girl…<br />As I turn the pages I wonder what is this author going to do with the storyline: will she suddenly find someone to give Hugo some food? Will Hugo walk into a shelter and get some food?<br /><br />No, none of those solutions to the plot line are presented. Silvia Schujer digs deeper, and Hugo chances upon someone that is as needy as he is: a dog. Initially, the dog looks like food to Hugo: a nice sausage wrapped in a bun, but later we realize the dog is as hungry as the child, and just as needy for companionship.<br /><br />This is definitely a good story to get students talking about various topics. Although the concepts brought along are profound, the text is not. The book can be used with students with various degrees of profiency in Spanish, as well as students whose Spanish is their first language.<br /><br />Silvia Schujer's bio can be found <a href="http://www.7calderosmagicos.com.ar/Autores/bsschujer.htm">here</a>, so is a list of her books.<br /><br />An interview where Silvia discusses how she began to read and authors she has read over the years can be found <a href="http://www.7calderosmagicos.com.ar/Autores/rsschujer.htm">here</a>.<br /><br />A video where Silvia describes her path from writing for adults to books for children can be found <a href="http://www.audiovideotecaba.gov.ar/areas/com_social/audiovideoteca/literatura/schujer_video_mov_es.php">here</a>.<br /><br />Read about the author and the illustrator in this <a href="http://www.nuevashojasdelectura.com/paginas/entrevista_R11.html">interview</a>: Entrevista con Silvia Schujer y Mónica Weiss, ganadoras del Premio de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil Norma Fundalectura 2006 con Hugo tiene hambre.<br /><br />Thanks to Eileen Hesseling who just shared this review by <a href="http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/libros/10-2076-2006-05-14.html">Sandra Comino</a>. <br /><br /><br />A funny poem by Silvia Schujer:<br /><br />Palabrota<br /><br />Una palabra<br />palabritera<br />despalabrábase<br />por la escalera.<br /><br />¡Pobre palabra!<br />se apalabró<br />palabrincando<br />cada escalón.<br /><br /><br />The following is a reading of a book by Silvia Schujer: <span style="font-style: italic;">El esqueleto de la biblioteca </span><br /><br /><a title="View El esqueleto de La Biblioteca, Silvia Schujer on Scribd" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; 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display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.scribd.com/upload">Publish at Scribd</a> or <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.scribd.com/browse">explore</a> others: <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/eBooks/Childrens-Books">Children's Books</a> <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.scribd.com/browse/eBooks/">eBooks</a> <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.scribd.com/tag/cuentos%20infantiles">cuentos infantiles</a> </div><br /><br /><br />Here she is reading El señor JDC:<br />http://it.truveo.com/Silvia-Schujer-El-se%C3%B1or-JDC/id/31018141<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A few places to purchase the book are</span>:<br /><br />• <a href="https://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Weiss,%20Monica,%20and%20Weiss">alibris</a><br />• <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/9580491208/?tag=browsenodes-20">Amazon</a><br />• <a href="http://www.librerianorma.com/producto/producto.aspx?p=kvvtaEU9rh3d4e6R+CgOqg==/">Librería Norma</a><br />• <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hugo-Tiene-Hambre/Silvia-Schujer/e/9789580491200">Barnes and Noble</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ideas on how to use this book</span>:<br /><br />• Compare the book to <span style="font-style: italic;">The lady in the box</span> by Ann McGovern (translated to <span style="font-style: italic;">La señora de la caja de cartón</span>), <span style="font-style: italic;">A shelter in our car</span> by Monica Gunning or <span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. Bow Tie</span> by Karen Barbour. All three books deal with the topic of homeless persons, yet each one approaches it differently.<br />• Go to <a href="http://www.socialstudiesresources.org/books/88">Social Studies Resources</a> for other titles dealing with this subject.<br />• Students write questions to Hugo. Where is his family? Why doesn’t he have food? What will happen to Hugo? How can we help someone like Hugo?Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-61476742951826241762009-03-25T15:08:00.001-05:002009-03-25T15:10:10.657-05:00Vendors for Spanish Language books Part 2<strong>Baker and Taylor</strong><br /><a href="http://www.btol.com/">www.btol.com</a><br />Starting on the main Search Screen, locate the Filter By section in the gray box on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the Language box and then click on the Drop Down arrow next to it. In the Drop Down box, click on Spanish. From there, you can filter in any parameters you wish. In the extended view of a title, look under edition. If it says TRA that means it is a translation. It may also say “Bilingual” in the edition field. Once you have done your search using the filters, you may even narrow you list further by using the Guided Navigation feature in the green box on the left hand side of the Search Result Screen.You can click on Audience, then click on a grade level. It tells you right next to the grade level how many titles are in that category. Baker & Taylor also offers lists under Selection Lists. There is a Spanish list under Selection Lists > CATS (Children's and Teen Services) Categories > Spanish Language > Children's Fiction - Spring 2009 (Espanol), Selection Lists > Pub / Espanol Categories >, Selection Lists > Schools - Never Out of Stock Express Categories > Spanish Language, and Selection Lists > Spanish Language Categories > Children's.<br /><br />Ordering Books in Spanish<br /><strong>Bound to Stay Bound</strong><br /><a href="http://www.btsb.com/">www.btsb.com</a><br />Find our Spanish/Bilingual titles using the QUICK SEARCH at the top of the screen. Click the pull down box to SUBJECT and simply type in SPANISH. (You should get 522 results that also include BILINGUAL titles too.) If you only wanted to search for Bilingual Books, use the same SUBJECT SEARCH and type in Bilingual.One really neat feature that we have is the ability to reduce thatlistright on the screen. You can use the Search Filters in the left hand margin and reduce this 522 title list immediately. Say you only wanted to see what we had in FICTION. To do that, go to the Classifications under Search Filters and remove the check mark one at a time: Click off the check mark in EASY and let the screen update, then click off Biography and then Non-Fiction. You'll be left with 89 FICTION titlesin Spanish/Bilingual.If you want to see what SPANISH Series & Sets we carry, just click on SERIES & SETS in the left margin and look under BROWSE BY CATEGORY.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-33304622197011203272009-03-23T00:34:00.005-05:002009-03-24T23:46:08.547-05:00Chile and Argentina<div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_1182848"><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1193901"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/wannalearntech/wemta-2009-slide-show?type=presentation" title="WEMTA 2009 Slide Show">WEMTA 2009 Slide Show</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=wemta09pp-090324232355-phpapp01&stripped_title=wemta-2009-slide-show"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=wemta09pp-090324232355-phpapp01&stripped_title=wemta-2009-slide-show" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/wannalearntech">wannalearntech</a>.</div></div><br /><br /><br />This is a copy of the slide show we used during our presentation. Later we will be adding captions to describe each photograph.</div>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-27840563248749053752009-03-22T23:42:00.003-05:002009-03-24T07:32:49.325-05:00Internet Resources<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Internet resources</span></span><br /><br /><br /><u style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Awards:</u><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/aa/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">America's Award</a><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belpreabout/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Pura Belpré Award (ALA)</a><br /><br /><h4 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="toc1"><u><b>Author webpages:</b></u></h4><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.almaflorada.com/about.htm" rel="nofollow">Alma Flor Ada</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ceciliabeuchat.cl/sitio/index.html" rel="nofollow">Cecilia Beuchat</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> This next link leads to a </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=2" rel="nofollow">short bio and photo</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The page also has a list of her books, with each book hyperlinked.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ivardacoll.com/menu.htm" rel="nofollow">Ivar Da Coll</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Born in Bogotá, Colombia, has illustrated and written more than 40 books for children of all ages.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cincopuntos.com/authors_detail.sstg?id=19" rel="nofollow">Joe Hayes</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Bilingual storyteller. His version of </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">La Llorona</i><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> is a classic.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.habiaotravez.com/" rel="nofollow">Mauricio Paredes</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> has two web pages: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.habiaotravez.com/" rel="nofollow">Había otra vez</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (for children) and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.mauricioparedes.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mauricioparedes.com/</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> , which showcases books for older teens. An interview with Mauricio can be accessed at: </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ulibros.cl/entrevistas/mauricio_paredes.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ulibros.cl/entrevistas/mauricio_paredes.htm</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.luispescetti.com/libros/" rel="nofollow">Luis Maria Pescetti</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.pepepelayo.com/" rel="nofollow">Pepe Pelayo</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.pepepelayo.com/literatura.html" rel="nofollow">Pepe Pelayo y la literatura</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> offers the viewer a chance to read portions of his books. A </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=19" rel="nofollow">short bio with photo</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> and linked titles can be found here.</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="wiki_link_ext" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=26" rel="nofollow">Maria Luisa Silva</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.marialuisasilva.cl/" rel="nofollow">Maria Luisa</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> also has a page with more information.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.librarything.com/author/carvajalvictor" rel="nofollow">Victor Carvajal</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - A list of his books plus reviews can be found on this page. A </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=6" rel="nofollow">photo</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> with a short bio can be found here.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=6" rel="nofollow">http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/detalleAutor.php?recordID=6</a><br /><br /><br /><u style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b>Publisher webpages:</b></u><br /><br /><span class="wiki_link_ext" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.alfaguarainfantil.com.ar/infantil.asp" rel="nofollow">Alfaguara Infantil</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - This next </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.santillana.cl/alfaguarainfantil/listaAutores.php" rel="nofollow">page</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> providers the viewer with hyperlinked photos of many popular authors.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.alfaguarainfantil.com.ar/libros.asp" rel="nofollow">Alfaguara Argentina</a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Alfaguara, the children and young adult division of Santillana,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">provides links to books that are organized by reading level, as well as</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">links to favorite series. You can also link to Santillana sites</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">throughout the world. Click on </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.alfaguarainfantil.com.ar/mundo.asp" rel="nofollow">EN EL MUNDO</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.childrensbookpress.org/our-books/latino" rel="nofollow">Children's Book Press</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Publisher of award-winning mulitcultural and bilingual books for children.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cincopuntos.com/about.sstg" rel="nofollow">Cinco Puntos Press</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Independent press that publishes bilingual and culturally relevant</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">children's books. Joe Hayes' classic La Llorona "has been such a steady</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">seller that we can truly say Cinco Puntos Press is the (publishing)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">house that La Llorona built."</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.delsolbooks.com/" rel="nofollow">Del Sol Books</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">- A source for books by Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://amanuta.cl/" rel="nofollow">Editorial Amanuta</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> When clicking on the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://amanuta.cl/ninos" rel="nofollow">Niños</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> tab at the Editorial Amanuta website, 10 animated Amanuta stories can be accessed. Four interactive games are also available. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://amanuta.cl/ninos" rel="nofollow">http://amanuta.cl/ninos</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ekare.com/" rel="nofollow">Ekaré</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> -</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.kalandraka.com/index2.php?seccion=colecciones.php" rel="nofollow">Kalandraka</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.editorialnortesur.com/" rel="nofollow">Ediciones Norte Sur</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.solylunalibros.cl/" rel="nofollow">Editorial Sol y Luna</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Great page!</i><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Click on </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.solylunalibros.cl/catalogo%20libros.html" rel="nofollow">Catalog</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> to go straight to it.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.unaluna.com.ar/default_nueva.asp" rel="nofollow">Editorial Una Luna</a><br /><br /><u style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><b>Other Resources:</b></u><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.elatico.cl/" rel="nofollow">El Ático</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> has lists of popular books. Each title is hyperlinked and provides information about the book, including a summary.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://revistababar.com/" rel="nofollow">Babar Revista de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> This site contains reviews, articles, interviews and lists of recommended books.</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://revistababar.com/" rel="nofollow"> http://revistababar.com/</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Babar also has a list serv. To subscribe, go to:</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/revista_babar/" rel="nofollow"> http://es.groups.yahoo.com/ group/revista_babar/</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.csusm.edu/csb/" rel="nofollow">Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This center, founded and directed by Dr. Isabel Schon, is located at</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">California State University San Marcos. The searchable site gives</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">bibliographical information, reviews and summaries. The center also</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">offers summer workshops on children’s literature.</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.csusm.edu/csb/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.csusm.edu/csb/</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">UW - Milwaukee: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - Americas Award information can be obtained here as well as many different types of resources.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.camlibro.cl/catalogue/presentacion.asp" rel="nofollow">Chilean Books to the World</a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">offers the names of publishing houses and titles from Chile. The</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">information can be searc hed by author, title, publishing house, or</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">general search. The page is available in English or Spanish.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cuatrogatos.org/" rel="nofollow">Cuatrogatos</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Revista de literatura infantil Although it was last updated in 2002,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">this site contains excellent reviews, interviews, and lists of</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">recommended books. A valuable resource.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.universitaria.cl/libros/mazapan/1024x768/default.html" rel="nofollow">De Norte a Sur con Mazapán</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - offers the chords and lyrics to popular songs.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/diadelosninos/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Dia</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), known<br />as Día, is a celebration EVERY DAY of children, families, and reading<br />that culminates every year on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the<br />importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and<br />cultural backgrounds.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.fundaciongsr.es/" rel="nofollow">Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Catalogs and data bases of books, digital library, reading guides, information for librarians. An excellent site.</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.fundaciongsr.es/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.fundaciongsr.es/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">IBBY </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ibby.org/" rel="nofollow">International Board on Books for Young People</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> “Ibby Worldwide” lists national sections that have websites which frequently have lists of recommended books.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ibbychile.cl/" rel="nofollow">IBBY Chile</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> -</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ICDL – </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.childrenslibrary.org/" rel="nofollow">International Children’s Digital Library</a> - This site contains complete books in may languages and reading levels. The ICDL's mission is to: "excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online".<br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.imaginaria.com.ar/" rel="nofollow">Imaginaria</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> : Revista Quincenal de Literatura Infantil </span><span class="il" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">y</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Juvenil Edited in Argentina by Educared. This bulletin contains reviews, interviews, along with stories and poems.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ijb.de/" rel="nofollow">International Youth Library</a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Throughout each year, the language specialists at the Internationale</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jugendbibliothek (International Youth Library / IYL) in Munich select</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">recently published books that they consider especially noteworthy. This</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">“premium label” is given to books of international interest that</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">deserve a wider reception because of their universal theme and/or their</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">design. This year’s collection contains 250 titles in 30 languages from</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">45 countries. To access the list, click on “Bestand”; then click on</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">“White Ravens” for a list of countries.</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ijb.de/" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ijb.de/</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Or use this address:</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ijb.de/files/HM_4/whiteravens.htm" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ijb.de/files/HM_4/ whiteravens.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.reforma.org/" rel="nofollow">Reforma</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> -The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ala.org/" rel="nofollow">//An Affiliate of The American Library Association//</a><br /><br /><span class="il" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />SOL</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-E. COM </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://sol-e.com/" rel="nofollow">Servicio de Orientación de Lectura</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">sponsored by Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez based in Salamanca,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Spain. Book reviews are divided by ages: 0-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-18,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">families, and professionals. Reviews include a summary of the plot,</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">samples of the text, illustrations, and bibliographical information.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Alpha search capability.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.netsmartz.org/" rel="nofollow">Netsmartz - </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Internet safety</span>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-76152505194672536702009-03-16T23:07:00.007-05:002010-11-01T19:55:34.458-05:00Ordering Authentic Spanish Literature<div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br />by Amy<br />Updated October 2010<br /></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.titlewave.com"><span style="font-size:100%;">Follett</span></a><br /></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.19in;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">Follett describes “authentic Spanish” books as </span><span style="font-size:100%;">titles that were originally written/published in Spanish. They suggest 2 ways to find them. One way, click on the "Search" drop down menu and choose the link "Advanced Search". A Collection Development search page opens. Change the language to "Spanish" and search using the following Dewey number range - 860-869 (ie. poetry=861). The results page has a "Refine your search- Quick Filters" links on the right side and the links sort the results by interest levels. The second way, create a list of Spanish titles. In the right hand column, click the link, "Search within the List". In the keyword box, type in "translat*" (this identifies titles with "translated" and/or "translation in the note field) and select Spanish in the language box. This identifies/isolates the translated titles. Deselect and click "remove" to remove any titles from the list. </span></p> <p class="western" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.mackin.com"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mackin</span></a></p><p class="western" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u><a href="http://www.mackin.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></a></u></span></p><p class="western" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Login to the website and click on the drop down menu “Book Lists”. Select “Mackin Book Lists”. On that page look for a drop dow menu “World Languages”. Select “Spanish & Spanish/English” and then the grade level/topic link you want. If you choose a grade level “Elementary Spanish” for example, an “Authentic Spanish” link will be an option. That option will give you lists of books published by Spanish language publishers.<br /></span></p>Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149217227074529426.post-84943820977049129912009-03-15T21:58:00.003-05:002009-03-15T22:04:57.438-05:00Summer Online CourseAnnouncing a summer online course from<br />The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br /><br />June 22 – July 18, 2009 (4 weeks)<br /><br />CURRINS 579 Lec 291 Class #49058<br />Current Topics in Curriculum & Instruction:<br />Using Children’s Literature to Explore<br />Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage<br /><br />For more information go to:<br /><a href="http://www4.uwm.edu/clacs/aa/index.cfm">UW- Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies</a><br /><br />Scroll all the way down for a link to a PDF with more information about the course.Mayrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074901905495083432noreply@blogger.com0