Amelia's Show-And-Tell Fiesta: Amelia y la Fiesta de "Muestra y Cuenta" - Hardcover

Chapra, Mimi; Pietrapiana, Cristian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006050255X ISBN 13: 9780060502553

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, 2004

Synopsis

At her very first show-and-tell, Amelia may have made a mistake, a mistake muy grande. Seeing a basket filled with all sorts of small objects makes Amelia worry -- ay, she has brought the wrong item to share with her new classmates. The most precious thing of all from her island home may not be the right thing in her new American school. Amelia's Show-and-Tell Fiesta is a heartwarming bilingual story for every young child who has ever been a newcomer. Es su primer dia de "muestra y cuenta" y Amelia piensa que ha cometido un error, un error muy grande. Mirando la canasta llena de objetos pequenos, Amelia se preocupa -- ay, ha traido una cosa muy extrana para mostrar a su nueva clase. Esa cosa tan preciosa de su isla querida, tal vez no sea la mas apropiada en su nueva escuela americana. amelia y la fiesta de "muestra y cuenta," un cuento bilingue encantador, es ideal para cualquier nino que alguna vez ha sido un recien llegado.

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Review:

Amelia, a young Cuban immigrant to the US, is so excited to think of the possibilities of her first "show-and-tell" experience that she doesn't quite get the directions down; instead of bringing something small to put in the basket and pass around the room, she wears her fiesta dress. Utterly embarrassed when she realizes her mistake, she's at first too frightened to speak, but the swishing of her skirts against one another reminds her of the tropical breezes of home and loosens her tongue. While Amelia's timidity is directly related to her "foreignness," being different is an experience that all children face, and all will sympathize with her discomfort. Aviles's rich hues suggest the tropical warmth of Cuba, and the exaggerated roundness of her faces conveys the openness of Mrs. Jenner's multicultural classroom. Sweet-tempered and inviting, Chapra's debut zeroes in on a common emotion, while also introducing Amelia's Cuban culture, inserting Spanish words into the English text, and referring in passing to children named Parvati, Moyo, and Akio. (Picture book. 5-8) (Kirkus Reviews)

About this edition

• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 006050255X
• ISBN 13: 9780060502553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Aviles Junco Martha