Editor’s note: We continue with our 31 Days of Reading in Spanish. Check out the book review below and don’t forget to enter our weekly GIVEAWAY of $100 worth of books in Spanish! This is the last week, so you have until July 31 to enter.
BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW
Many of us have heard the phrases “Value what you have” or “Don’t be afraid to start over.” It is here that Pam Muñoz, author of Esperanza Renace (Esperanza Rising in English), does an amazing job exemplifying what this really means by taking her readers in a journey with Esperanza (which means hope). This is a story of a young girl who learns how important both love and sacrifice for family and friends are.
Esperanza is a girl who has it all: the most beautiful silk dresses, expensive porcelain dolls, and a family she adores. Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worse and Esperanza and her mother are forced to move to California. This new life is completely different from the one she had grown accustomed to.
The character Esperanza is based on Esperanza Ortega, Pam Muñoz’ grandmother, and her real life experiences living on a hacienda in Mexico and later coming to The United States. The beauty of this book is that is very well written and will leave you always wanting to read more. While it is targeted for audiences 8+, this is a great opportunity to use this book as a read aloud to your children. They for sure will love it.
BOOK DETAILS
Title: Esperanza Renace
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Translator: Nuria Molinero
Illustrator: Joe Capeda
Publisher/Year: Scholastic en Español, 2012
Ages: 8+
ISBN: 978-0439398855
Price: $6.99 on Amazon.com
Hola! Adoro esta serie de 31 días de lectura en español. Soy venezolana viviendo en París Francia, tengo un taller creativo bilingüe para niños y siempre estoy buscando material en español para mis alumnos. En agosto voy de vacaciones a Portland Oregon, podrían recomendarme una librería en USA en dónde pueda conseguir libros en español, tal como los que han recomendado aquí ? Gracias de antemano
Tatiana, vas a poder pedir libros en línea de antemano o necesitas una librería local?
Hola Tatiana,
Primero….que maravilloso vivir en París y aun mas maravilloso lo de tu taller creativo. Me encantaría ver fotos si en algún momento tienes tiempo de compartirlas.
Con respecto a lo de los libros, honestamente, yo compro la mayoría de ellos por el Internet. Yo uso Amazon y Scholastic por lo general. En Agosto primero Scholastic hace un ‘relaunch’ de su pagina para maestros y tienen un catalogo llamado “Club Leo Español’ (https://clubs2.scholastic.com/clubs/clubleo/) que ofrece varias opciones.
Espero que esto te ayude un poco, pero ten por seguro que apenas descubra mas recursos, de seguro los comparto con todos.
Kelly