The Horned Toad Prince

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:  Jackie Mims Hopkins/ Michael Austin

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers Publication Date: September 1, 2010

Awards: Selected by the Society of Illustrators for inclusion in the Original Art exhibition,2 x 2 Reading List, Children’s Round Table, Texas Library Association, Master list, Land of Enchantment Award, New Mexico Library Association,Willa Award

GENRE: Traditional Fairy Tale    READING LEVEL: 3^rd - 5^th Grade

Brief Overview: Reba Jo likes to lasso creatures. She must do three favors for a horn toad to receive her cowboy hat back from the well.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:Students will recognize and repeat the Spanish words in the book when it is read aloud in this foreign language activity.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kaleigh Harty, VSU

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

Rubia and the Three Osos

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Susan Middleton Elya/Melissa Sweet

PUBLISHER: Disney- Hyperion    

 PUBLICATION DATE: September 7, 2010 

GENRE:Fairy Tale  READING LEVEL:  K-3rd
BRIEF OVERVIEW:

A fun twist on the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. After a family of osos goes out for a stroll, Rubia walks up on their casita to explore.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Put Spanish words from the book on one color of index cards and the English counterpart on another color of index cards. Have students match the Spanish word to the correct English word as a matching game.

 REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kara Norris, Valdosta State University

The Day of the Dead

Author/Illustrator: Bob Barner
Translator: Teresa Mlawer
Copyright: 2011
Genre: Foreign
Reading Level: 4+yrs
Book Description: I love the symbols and pictures associated with this Spanish holiday. This book gives students to learn about a holiday they wouldn’t normally learn much about. The book has text in English and Spanish.
Integrated Activity: (3rd grade)  Students will design their own sugar skulls (I will have all kinds of things to decorate with-glitter, ribbon, etc.) and write at least one paragraph about what they learned (about the holiday). 

Reviewers name/affiliation: Emma McGee-VSU