Let's Eat!/A Comer!: Bilingual Spanish-English (My Family: Mi Familia) - Hardcover

Mora, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060850388 ISBN 13: 9780060850388

Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol, 2008

Synopsis

It's dinnertime. Look at all the food!
Es la hora de cenar. ¡Cuánta comida!

There are beans, tortillas,
Hay frijoles, tortillas,

cheese, and even a green salad.
queso y hasta una ensalada de lechuga.

Enough for the whole family.
Suficiente para toda la familia.

Let's sit down and enjoy it together.
Vamos a sentarnos y disfrutarla juntos.

Let's eat!
¡A comer!

This first book in the new bilingual My Family/Mi familia series will charm readers with its close-knit family—a family that is grateful for its many blessings.

Éste es el primer libro de la nueva serie My Family/ Mi familia. Los lectores quedarán encantados con esta familia unida que se siente agradecida por todas sus bendiciones.

About this title

About the Author:

Pat Mora, a popular presenter across the country at conferences, campuses, libraries, and schools, speaks and offers workshops on literacy, creativity, leadership, the writing process, and serving diverse populations. "Sharing Bookjoy: Creative Literacy Leaders" and "ZING! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students" are among her more popular themes.

The author of award-winning books of nonfiction and poetry for adults and of many children's books, Pat received honorary doctorates in letters from North Carolina State University and SUNY Buffalo and is an honorary member of the American Library Association. Among her other awards are the 2006 National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, a Visiting Carruthers Chair at the University of New Mexico, a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship.

A former teacher, university administrator, and consultant, Pat is the founder of the family literacy initiative El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children's Day/Book Day (Día), now housed at the American Library Association. The yearlong commitment to linking all children to books, languages, and cultures and of sharing what Pat calls "bookjoy," culminates in national celebrations in April.

Pat was named one of the "Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World" by Poets & Writers magazine in February 2010.

Review:

"The minimal text is straightforward, and the pleasing...colorful watercolors add to the sweetness of the story. A well-executed...appealing story that is recommended for all libraries with Spanish collections." --Criticas

"The details of the watercolor pictures are nicely linked to the text...Kids who know either English or Spanish can be introduced to this book and encouraged to...learn some words or sentences in the unfamiliar language." --Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0060850388
• ISBN 13: 9780060850388
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Suarez Maribel