http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poet-pencil/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:02:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poet-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-6530 Aline Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:27:17 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poet-pencil/#comment-6530 Thanks for this, Anne! Pat Mora's work IS wonderful and "The Desert is My Mother" is indeed a treat. I really admire her commitment to promoting bilinguality and literacy. Her "My Family/Mi Familia" series, illustrated by Maribel Suaréz, has come to fill an important gap in the world of bilingual easy-read books. And since we are celebrating "Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15- Oct 15) I would like to mention other great authors whose books are often in bilingual format: Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, René Colato, Yuyi Morales, Amada Irma Pérez, Jorge Argueta, Monica Brown... They have all been featured on PaperTigers, so if you don't already know them, make sure to check out their work! You won't be disappointed! Thanks for this, Anne! Pat Mora’s work IS wonderful and “The Desert is My Mother” is indeed a treat. I really admire her commitment to promoting bilinguality and literacy. Her “My Family/Mi Familia” series, illustrated by Maribel Suaréz, has come to fill an important gap in the world of bilingual easy-read books. And since we are celebrating “Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15- Oct 15) I would like to mention other great authors whose books are often in bilingual format: Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, René Colato, Yuyi Morales, Amada Irma Pérez, Jorge Argueta, Monica Brown… They have all been featured on PaperTigers, so if you don’t already know them, make sure to check out their work! You won’t be disappointed!

]]> http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poet-pencil/comment-page-1/#comment-6522 Anne Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:19 +0000 http://www.papertigers.org/wordpress/poetry-friday-the-poet-pencil/#comment-6522 I also like "The Desert Is My Mother," one of many lovely bilingual children's books by Pat Mora. This book, a story in poetic form, is illustrated most charmingly by Daniel Lechon. Each stanza starts off with "Le digo" ("I say"), e.g.,: "I say feed me. She serves red prickly pear on a spiked cactus." Although this and other books for children by Mora are meant for rather young children, I think that the colloquial bilingualism and poetry make it not inappropriate for early elementary kids as well. I also like “The Desert Is My Mother,” one of many lovely bilingual children’s books by Pat Mora. This book, a story in poetic form, is illustrated most charmingly by Daniel Lechon. Each stanza starts off with “Le digo” (”I say”), e.g.,: “I say feed me. She serves red prickly pear on a spiked cactus.” Although this and other books for children by Mora are meant for rather young children, I think that the colloquial bilingualism and poetry make it not inappropriate for early elementary kids as well.

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