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El Dia de los Muertos

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by Lily Austen

Text in Spanish. Translation of: Day of the Dead. It is often difficult to find engaging books for our emergent readers, but El Dia de los Muertos (series Holiday Fun! (Festividades!) will be a favorite with its full page photos and simple text. Readers will discover many of the elements unique to this holiday as they explore the photos and read the brief sentences. There are many important nonfiction elements, including: Table of contents, index, labels and ‘words to know’ list. Repetitive, controlled vocabulary and short sentences will aid in reading success. Photos show diverse subjects and settings. There are sixteen books in the series. Purchase this set to update your holiday collection and attract your newest readers. Recommended.

Day of the Dead

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by Lily Austen

It is often difficult to find engaging books for our emergent readers, but Day of the Dead (series Holiday Fun!) will be a favorite with its full page photos and simple text. Readers will discover many of the elements unique to this holiday as they explore the photos and read the brief sentences. There are many important nonfiction elements, including: Table of contents, index, labels and ‘words to know’ list. Repetitive, controlled vocabulary and short sentences will aid in reading success. Purchase this book to update your holiday collection and attract your newest readers. Recommended.

Just One Itsy Bitsy Little Bite / Solo uan mordidita chiquitita

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Written by Xavier Garza with vibrant illustrations by Flor deVita, this bilingual picture book is fun both for young children as well as older student learning Spanish. It is a cute Day of the Dead counting story: one skeleton, then two, and more and more, come to the Joaquin’s door wanting his mother’s traditional pan de muerto. They eat it all up, not leaving even one itsy bitsy little bite for Joaquin.