Abuelos

By Pat Mora

Book Overview

This edition is in Spanish. In this delightful story two young children, Ray and Amelia, discover the old New Mexican tradition of "los abuelos" for the first time. Long ago, in the cold midwinter of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888997167
• ISBN13: 9780888997166
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Amazing Folktale

Pat Mora is an amazing author. All her books are rich in tradition, culture, and importance. In this installment, she shows a family that moved to New Mexico to be with their extended family. Once there, the father tells a story about the "los abuelos" after her and her brother are not getting along. The abuelos is a dirty, hairy, and ultimately, scary mountain men. The father expresses that the los abuelos come down from the mountain to be sure that children are behaving. As a teacher, Folktales can be tricky to teach. Making those connections can seem like an abstract concept to the children. Pat Mora, writes about cultures that happen to be close to where I live and teach. This makes some of the stories she writes connectable to my students. This folktale can be a wonderful introduction to Folktales. The student can act out the scenes, elaborate on the storyline, and it will open up my students to share in Folktale's shared at home. Making those personal connections really helps teachers connect to their students. I highly recommend any book that Pat Mora has written. Her books are a great edition to your class library.