GLOBAL BOOK PROJECT

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND READING

 

Each week, Club HoLA reads children’s books written in Spanish as an introduction to Spanish language and Latino culture. 

Book List - Spring 2013

  • Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown, illustrated by Julie Paschkist (Chile)
  • My Name Is Gabito/Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/La Vida de Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown, illustrated by Raúl Colón (Columbia)
  • Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos: Y Otros Poemas de Primavera by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez (U.S.)

Book List - Fall 2012

  • My Name is Gabriela/Me Llamo Gabriela (Bilingual): The Life of Gabriela Mistral/La Vida de Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra (Chile)
  • The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha Vamos, illustrated by Rafael López (Latin America)
  • Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios (Peru)