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Books del Sur curates Latin America Spanish-language literature to support dual language curriculum.
Books del Sur curates Latin America Spanish-language literature to support dual language curriculum.

My Migrant Family Story / La Historia de Mi Familia Migrante

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Cada primavera, Lilia García tenía que abandonar la escuela temprano para ir al norte con su familia a recoger frutas y verduras. Era demasiado joven para trabajar en el campo con el resto de la familia, por lo que su madre y su hermano adolescente la matricularon en la escuela local. Ella era la única niña de habla hispana en la Escuela Primaria Coloma, y ​​eso, combinado con el hecho de que era tarde en el año escolar, dificultaba hacer amigos y mantenerse al día con el trabajo. En esta colección bilingüe de viñetas cortas, García recuerda la vida de su familia como trabajadoras migrantes en la década de 1970. Cada año, empacaron su camioneta Ford roja y se fueron de McAllen, Texas. La emoción de los niños pronto disminuyó durante el largo viaje por Texas, pero creció cuando pasaron el Gateway Arch en St. Louis y los rascacielos en Chicago. Finalmente, llegaron a su destino: la Ponderosa en Coloma, Michigan.


 

Every spring, Lilia García had to leave school early to go north with her family to pick fruits and vegetables. She was too young to work in the fields with the rest of the family, so her mother and teenage brother enrolled her in the local school. She was the only Spanish-speaking girl at Coloma Elementary School, and that, combined with the fact that it was late in the school year, made it difficult to make friends and keep up with work. In this bilingual collection of short vignettes, Garcia recalls her family's life as migrant workers in the 1970s. Each year, they packed up their red Ford truck and drove out of McAllen, Texas. The children's excitement soon waned during the long drive through Texas, but grew as they passed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the skyscrapers in Chicago. Finally, they reached their destination: the Ponderosa in Coloma, Michigan.

Reading Grade Level: 5th

Type of Spanish Book: Bilingual

Type of Book: Picture

Genre: Nonfiction

Pages: 22

Size: 9

Cover: Soft Cover

Year Published: 2014