My name is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jane Medina

PUBLISHER: Wordsong              

PUBLICATION DATE: 

GENRE: Single Author Poetry                       

READING LEVEL: Kindergarten - 4th grade

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Jorge is trying to learn the ways of his new country. He wants to fit in at school, but he doesn't want to forget his homeland, Mexico. These poems, both English and Spanish, were told from the point of view of Jorge

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Use a computer and write a short poem about your first day of school. Then use the English-Spanish translator website and see how your poem looks in another language. Try to read it in Spanish as well.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Jerre' Robinson - VSU