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My Tata's Guitar/ La Guitarra de Mi Tata [Hardcover]

Ethriam Cash Brammer (Author), Daniel Lechon (Author, Illustrator)
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January 2002 5 and upK and up
Readers will treasure this bilingual book about the transmission of musical heritage

Dust-covered boxes, old and forgotten furniture, and discarded treasures intrigue a young boy exploring his grandfather’s garage. In the midst of this mine, he makes a discovery more fascinating than a treasure: a guitar with a neck rising like a "black swan."

When Tata opens the guitar case that once belonged to his tata, a wealth of musical memories entrance the boy as the sound of the guitar strings transform "musty moths into beautiful butterflies." Tata tells the boy about the posadas at Christmas, birthday melodies and even shares his memory of a special moonlight serenade.

As his fingers glide along the frets, Tata paints the boy a picture of a world long-past. And with his grandfather’s help, the boy will learn to create his own musical memories for generations to come.


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Kindergarten-Grade 2-A boy tells of finding an old guitar in his grandfather's garage. His tata sits down to play the instrument and tells him that it was given to him by his own grandfather years before. Providing glimpses at celebrations and family life, from romance to migrant work in the United States, the economical prose makes clear that in passing on the guitar, Tata is also passing along his heritage. Full-page pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, though strong in line, are sometimes awkward in execution. The layout, with boxed English text above and Spanish text below, is attractive. The story reads aloud equally well in English and Spanish. Similar in its warm tone to Alma Flor Ada's I Love Saturdays y domingos (Atheneum, 2002), this is a serviceable tale of a loving intergenerational relationship.
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Text: English, Spanish

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Pinata Books (January 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1558853693
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558853690
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,096,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read and very enjoyable, February 8, 2006
This review is from: My Tata's Guitar/ La Guitarra de Mi Tata (Hardcover)
This is a pretty book, fun to read and very enjoyable. I highly recommend it for teachers and parents.

I love reading intergenerational stories, and this one is a dual language story. It is a must to read!

This is a pretty book for all children. They will enjoy all the Tata's stories and the text is easy to read. Since this is a dual language book, parents and teachers will enjoy reading it aloud.
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