Just Like Home: Como en Mi Tierra - Softcover

Elizabeth I. Miller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807540692 ISBN 13: 9780807540695

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 1999

Synopsis

In both English and Spanish, a young girl shares the story of how she and her family arrived in the United States. She describes her experiences as being -just like home- or -not like home.-

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Review:

"When a young girl's family moves to the United States, she begins the process of growing accustomed to a new environment. In simple, declarative sentences rendered in both clear Spanish and English, the child compares those things that are like and not like her home. 'Look! Out the window! Snow! Not like home.' Finally, as the book closes, she has made a thorough enough adjustment to fall asleep 'at home' in her new country....this story...has a place in ESL and bilingual programs as well as in story hours aimed at helping children understand both the difficulties of adjustment and the links that bind us all."

"Useful for libraries serving Latino communities with a need for bilingual bibliotherapy on the subject of immigration."

Booklist

"The child's viewpoint is conveyed through folkloric-style illustrations accompanied by a succinct, lively text in both Spanish and English."

The Horn Book Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0807540692
• ISBN 13: 9780807540695
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 32