This story is a contemporary legend about Mexican American twins born to farmworkers in 'the Land of Plenty" and how they discover that color isn't as important as character, and that if they feel good about themselves, others will accept them, too. Montoya's illustrations are as magical and bold as an Aztec tapestry. --Los Angeles Times
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a wonderful book for children who don't feel that they "fit",
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This review is from: The Adventures of Connie and Diego / Las aventuras de Connie y Diego (Hardcover)
This colorfully illustrated book, written about twins, Connie and Diego, is a "must" for young children. The illustrator creatively portrays the main characters as having skin that is made up of many colors-the twins don't feel that they belong in their family or community because they "look" different. Their friends make fun of them, and the twins run away. They encounter many different looking animals of different colors on their journey. Connie and Diego never are able to find anyone or anything that look just like them. A tiger is able to make them realize that they are humans, regardless of their color, they are valuable to each other because of WHO they are-not because of what COLOR they are. A wonderful story for all youngsters!
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Once upon a time, Connie and Diego were born in the Land of Plenty. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Once upon a time, Connie and Diego were born in the Land of Plenty. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Adventures of Connie and Diego / Las aventuras de Connie y Diego by Carolyn Garcia in Front Matter
- Criando a Nuestros Ninos (Raising Nuestros Ninos): Educando a Ninos Latinos en un Mundo Bicultural (Bringing Up Latino Children in a Bicultural World) (Spanish Edition) by Gloria G. Rodriguez in Back Matter
- The Adventures of Connie and Diego / Las aventuras de Connie y Diego by Carolyn Garcia on page 1
- Raising Nuestros Ninos: Bringing Up Latino Children in a Bicultural World by Gloria G. Rodriguez in Back Matter
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