Publisher: Candlewick Press

Copyright Date: 2015

Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 08/25/15

Illustrator: Dominguez, Angela N.,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: Publisher: 0-7636-8099-0 Perma-Bound: 0-605-90698-X

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-7636-8099-2 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-90698-3

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2014951415

Dimensions: 28 cm.

Subject Heading:
Grandmothers. Juvenile fiction.
English language. Study and teaching. Foreign speakers. Juvenile fiction.
Parrots. Juvenile fiction.
Family life. Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers. Fiction.
English language. Study and teaching. Foreign speakers. Fiction.
Parrots. Fiction.
Family life. Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Abuelas. Novela. slem.
Ingles. Estudio y ensenanza. Hablantes extranjeros. Novela. slem.
Loros. Novela. slem.
Vida familiar. Novela. slem.
Materiales lectura en idioma espanol. slem.

Language: Spanish

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Pura Belpre Honor

Word Count: 986

Reading Level: 3.6

Interest Level: P-2

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 175368SP / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: NC780L

Guided Reading Level: K

When a little girl’s far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina. Spanish language edition.

La abuela «lejana» de Mia deja su casa, rodeada de sol, palmeras y loros, para ir a vivir con Mia y sus padres a la ciudad. La primera noche, cuando Mia comparte con ella su cuento favorito a la hora de dormir, descubre que la abuela no entiende inglés.
 
Mia la ayuda con el inglés y a la vez ella aprende algunas palabras en español. Pero la abuela no conoce suficientes palabras en inglés para compartirlas historias de familia con su nieta. Un día, Mia ve un loro en el escaparate de una tienda de mascotas y descubre la manera de ayudar a su abuela.
 
Una tierna historia de este galardonado dúo sobre el amor, la comprensión y la importancia de hacer nuevos amigos en cualquier idioma.


Mia’s abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can’t read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English (“Dough. Masa”), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories. Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet shop window and has the perfectoidea for how to help them all communicate a little better. An endearing tale from an award-winning duo that speaks loud and clear about learning new things and the love that bonds family members.