MARCH’S READING IN SPANISH
READING FOCUS: With this month’s reading, first graders will get to appreciate that authors create books with different goals in mind as readers explore a book designed to entertain or a book designed to inspire. GRADE 1
Creativity & Curiosity
Oye, pared: Una historia de arte y comunidad (Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community) Written by Susan Verde & illustrated by John Parra A boy notices a big, empty wall in his neighborhood and feels like it doesn’t match the vibrant surroundings and people in his community. So he gathers his friends, family, and neighbors, and they work as a team to paint a beautiful mural in this story about the power of art in bringing people together. The new mural highlights community members and their contributions to the neighborhood.
ADVENTURE CELEBRATING CREATIVITY
Imagination & Exploration
¡Es la hora de los esqueletos!/ It’s Skeleton Time! Adapted by Ana Galán & illustrated by Rodrigo Luján
This clever, playful story helps teach first graders how to tell time in English and Spanish. Following an adaptation of a traditional Costa Rican song, a group of skeletons jump out of their tombs and engage in fun activities as the clock strikes each of the 12-hour marks. With illustrations and rhyming in both language adaptations, this bilingual book brings a fun twist to the graveyard and shows that any time of year can be skeleton time!
HUMOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH
New Worlds Reading Initiative Selections in Spanish: March | 9
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