Annotated List of Student Resources
Boyles, Peggy, et al. Realidades 1. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
The recommended Spanish I textbook for New Haven Public Schools. Integrates culture with vocabulary and language structure to teach basic Spanish. Tema 5 focuses on the family, birthday parties, and family restaurant outings, and includes several Mexican artists' work.
Lomas Garza, Carmen. Cuadros de Familia/ Family Pictures. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1990.
A bilingual children's picture book featuring color reproductions of Lomas Garza's artwork and a small story about each painting.
—. In My Family/ En mi Familia. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 2000.
A bilingual children's picture book featuring color reproductions of Lomas Garza's artwork and a small story about each painting.
—. Magic Windows/ Ventanas Mágicas. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1999.
A bilingual look at Lomas Garza's history and art, as well as the Mexican tradition of papel picado
—. Making Magic Windows: Creating Papel Picado/ Cut-Paper Art with Carmen Lomas Garza. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1999.
This instructional book is the companion book to Magic Windows/ Ventanas Mágicas. Instructions, patterns, and ideas for making papel picado are featured.
Ochoa, George. The New York Public Library Amazing Hispanic American History: a Book of Answers for Kids. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
A fabulous source (for anyone) of general information as well as specific facts about all kinds of Spanish- and Hispanic-related topics. This book is extremely easy to navigate, and includes a glossary, an index, and a great list of recommended reading.
Rowen, Beth, ed. Time for Kids Almanac 2005. New York: Time for Kids Books, 2004.
An almanac designed for kids to use, has very current facts about a vast amount of information.
Suarez-Rivas, Maite, ed. An Illustrated Treasury of Latino Read-Aloud Stories. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004.
A variety of stories written in both English and Spanish, with themes and beautiful illustrations that can be appreciated by people of any background.
http://lasculturas.com
A great collection of articles on a diverse range of Spanish and Hispanic themes.
http://merriamwebster.com
The website of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary 2005 edition.
http://www.askoxford.com/?view=get
The website of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) 2005 edition.
www.census.gov
The U.S. Census Bureau's official website. Chock full of interesting facts and statistics about all aspects of American life.
www.factmonster.com
A great encyclopedia-like website designed for children. Very easy to navigate with activities, games, and interesting articles on a variety of subjects in addition to basic encyclopedia entries.
www.infoplease.com
A basic encyclopedia/almanac website. The adult version of FactMonster. Very useful when looking for general information.
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