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The illustrations in this book are full of movement, fun, and joy as children and their dad plant a garden and watch it spring to life. Along with the repetitive text, this book is very effective for young Spanish learners. We use it to teach the opposites arriba y abajo in Lesson 19 of Sonrisas Level I. (8.5 x 10.5)
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This book is too much fun! Chato, the low-riding cat from East L.A., invites his new neighbors, the mouse family, over for dinner with not-so-good intentions. He and his friend, Novio Boy, spend all day preparing traditional Mexican food in Chato’s kitchen. Little do they know the surprise that awaits them when the mouse family arrives. This version of the book is in English, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases. It is a great source for teaching about Mexican food and Mexican American culture. Accompanies Lesson 18 of Sonrisas Level II. (8 x 10)
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This fun tale is full of movement, song, and dance in the Indian jungle. Read fun words such as: ¡Mécete!, ¡Deslízate!, y ¡Retumba! The illustrations are colorful and chock-full of jungle animals. Can be used to teach jungle animals, Spanish commands, and colors. We use it in Lesson 16 of Sonrisas Level II to teach the prepositional phrases por aquí y por allá. (10 x 9.5)
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Azure skies, fluffy white clouds, colorful cactus blossoms, a valley fenced in by jagged mountains, furry mice, and delicate ladybugs: The sun-washed beauty of life in the Sonoran Desert is captured in this gentle story that reads like a poem. Soft watercolors and simple words describe a family, whose lives are interwoven with the environment, and the home they fashion from the earth. Use this book to reinforce lessons about la casa or the desert. Accompanies Lesson 20 of Sonrisas Level II. (9 x 8)
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This book is part of Rourke’s Pequeño mundo: Geografía series. In this book, students learn about the location and climates of the continents as well as basic map-reading skills. Accompanies Lesson 28 of Sonrisas Level II. (8 x 8)
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Students learn to count up to ten with photographic examples of food, toys, and clothing for them to count. The text can be read or sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell. Accompanies Lesson 4 of Level I. (9 x 7)
