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Butterflies on Carmen Street/ Mariposas en la calle Carmen

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Butterflies on Carmen Street: Mariposas en la calle Carmen (Spanish and English)
Monica Brown has written a warm tribute to a loving family. Abuelito takes Julianita to school where she anticipates a lesson on butterflies. Her grandfather tells her tales of monarchs wintering in his village in Mexico. April Ward's illustrations are rich, vibrant, and bursting with life. I really like bilingual books and this is one of the best I have seen. Karen Woodworth-Roman, www.librarians.info

This is a heartwarming story about a little girl named Julianita, her family , community and the life of the monarch butterfly. I especially liked the role of the extended family in this book. This fine bilingual children's book tells the story of one girls excitement about going to school on butterfly day. Julianita tells us about the life cycle of the monarch buttefly. Her grandfather comes from a place(Michoacan) in Mexico where the butterflies invade and hang on trees every winter making a colorful spectacle. Julianita wants to see them one day with her abuelito(grandfather) in Mexico. In school she takes care of a caterpillar (Tiger), feeds it and takes it everywhere with her. One day she lets it fly away once it has come out of it's chrysalis. She is sad but happy. This is an excellent story to introduce young students to the life of a monarch butterfly and how it travels thousands of miles to Mexico. The bilingual text is excellent to help Spanish language students learn English as they can match up the words. The art work is filled with vibrant splashes of color that will captivate the young student/childs imagination. This is another beautiful book written by Monica Brown. You may enjoy for your children or students her other books like My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela (Bilingual): The Life of Gabriela Mistral/la vida de Gabriela Mistral or her award winning book entitled My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia (Bilingual): The Life of Celia Cruz/la vida de Celia Cruz (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Winner (Awards)). This book is highly recommended for community and K-6 libraries.