Estas manos: Manitas de mi familia

En esta conmovedora oda a la familia, la joven narradora compara las manos de los miembros de la familia con las plantas del mundo natural. ¡Tus manos, las manos más tiernas! "Cuando tengo miedo, me tranquilizan", le dice a su madre. La niña compara las manos de su madre con pétalos de rosa, que representan ternura en América Latina.

In this moving ode to the family, the young narrator compares the hands of family members to the plants of the natural world. Your hands, the most tender hands! "When I'm scared, they calm me down," she tells her mother. The girl compares her mother's hands to rose petals, which represent tenderness in Latin America.

Author:  Samuel Caraballo   

Illustrator: Shawn Costello

Reading Grade Level: 2ND - 3RD

Type of Spanish Book: Bilingual

Type of Book: Picture

Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction

Pages:  32

Cover: Hard Cover

Year Published: 2014

Comprehensive Read Aloud Grade: 2nd

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