A Movie in My Pillow/Una pelicula en mi almohada: Poems/Poemas
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0892391650 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As he changes from timid newcomer to seasoned city dweller, Jorgito’s memories and new adventures form a patchwork of dreams the movie in his pillow that is perfectly suited to his new bicultural identity.. Young Jorgito lives in San Francisco’s Mission District, but he hasn’t forgotten his native El Salvador. A young boy with two homelands and a delightful sense of wonder comes to life in Jorge Argueta’s first collection of poems for children. He recalls the volcanoes, the tasty cornmeal pupusas, and his grandmother’s stories
The style is almost primitive, and combines with the "handwritten" typeface to make the book feel immediate and comfortable. Argueta has published several books of poetry, but this is his first for children. . From Publishers Weekly Grade 3-6-Poems in Spanish and in English communicate the poet's memories of being a boy in El Salvador and in San Francisco. G omez's rich, bright paintings fill every spread with the same joy and literal humor that she used in Juan Felipe Herrera's The Upside Down Boy/El nino de cabeza (Children's Book, 2000). Appropriate for all collections and booksto
Wildy said I love this book. I love this book. It is filled with beautiful poems about why the author and his family left El Salvador, on a level that young children can understand. At the same time, there are poems that any child can relate to - about his bike, his dad, and the lies his best friend told him. :-). A Customer said Reminds Me of El Salvador. Argueta's poems deal with his life in El Salvador and after immigrating to the US, his life in San Francisco. The poems are very simple. Personally, I think some could be better. I did like some like the one about playing "yoyo" which has a nice play of words in Spanish. Another one that I connected to is "leaving El Salvador" I found myself in very similar circunstances when I came here too. The best part of the book are the illustrations by Elizabeth Gomez. I love her art! It is very colorful and realistic. It's a good book to get to know the culture of "los salvadoreños." We need more books on our country.. Living Life! In Spanish and English. This is the second book that I have read from this author and I like it just as much as I did the last one I read. The author writes this book completely in poetry. Each poem is short and in English but is coupled with the Spanish counterpart on each page, usually beside or underneath the English.The words are as bold as the colorful pictures. All this describes his thoughts of being a young boy pulled suddenly from his home land of El Salvador. Only he and his Father came to the United States leaving behind his Mother, Grandmother, and younger siblings. His "movie" was really his dreams of those things that he left behind.Eventual