This Latino nursery treasury is a bilingual book full of lullabies, jump-rope songs, riddles and more from all over the Spanish-speaking world. This book is full of over 50 different folklore pieces that are loved by many children. This book is great for students in grades k-5 and can be very educational about the Spanish culture.
We believe this book is authentic because it is a bilingual book where every lullaby, song, or riddle is in both Spanish and English. In the beginning of the book there is an introduction to the Spanish culture and it explains how English-language learners are able to share this treasury. The book is divided into sections and in the beginning of each section it describes how the text is used in the Spanish culture. For example, one section is "nanas" or "lullabies," and it lists the different names that "nanas" carry in the Spanish culture and that they are used to put children to sleep, the same way our culture uses lullabies.
A pre-reading activity for this book could be to list some common lullabies, songs, and riddles that are known in our culture and see if they are in the book. A during reading activity could be to compare and contrast a rhyme or poem from the list made before reading to the Spanish version of that same rhyme or poem if it's in the treasury. A post-reading activity could be to have students write their favorite lullaby, song, or riddle, or create a new one on their own. The teacher could try to get a Skype session with Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy so the students can share their favorite one or the one they created.
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