El Pollo de Los Domingos = Chicken Sunday (Spanish Edition) [Library Binding]

Patricia Polacco (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up

To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3ANothing is lost in the translation of this warm story of love, generosity, and friendship. Despite differences in religion, sex, and race, Patricia is best buddies with the Washington brothers. She likes nothing better than attending church services with them and their grandmother and then sitting down to one of Miss Eula's sumptuous Sunday dinners. The youngsters hatch a plan to buy the woman an Easter hat that she has admired and end up befriending the Russian Jewish milliner and selling their "Pysanky" eggs in his shop. The mixing of cultural traditions is a strong element in the story's climax and resolution. Polacco's signature mixed-media illustrations are as engaging as ever. A great read-aloud and an equally fine choice for book discussions on traditions, responsibility, and communal sharing of blessings.AMildred Rivera Said, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
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Language Notes

Text: Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Lectorum Publications (January 1, 1997)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1880507315
• ISBN-13: 978-1880507315
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Libros en español > Infantil y juvenil > Literatura > Colecciones de Relato Corto

More About the Author

Born Patricia Ann Barber in Lansing, Michigan, to parents of Russian and Ukrainian descent on one side and Irish on the other, Patricia Polacco grew up in both California and Michigan. Her school year was spent in Oakland, California, and summers in her beloved Michigan. She describes her family members as marvelous storytellers. "My fondest memories are of sitting around a stove or open fire, eating apples and popping corn while listening to the old ones tell glorious stories about their homeland and the past. We are tenacious traditionalists and sentimentalists.... With each retelling our stories gain a little more Umph!"Studying in the United States and Australia, Patricia Polacco has earned an M.F.A. and a Ph. D. in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. As a participant in many citizen exchange programs for writers and illustrators, Patricia Polacco has traveled extensively in Russia as well as other former Soviet republics. She continues to support programs that encourage Russo-American friendships and understanding. She is also deeply involved in inner-city projects here in the U.S. that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict and encourage art and literacy programs.The mother of a grown son and a daughter, Patricia Polacco currently resides in Michigan, where she has a glorious old farm that was built during the time of Lincoln.