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Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home) (Spanish Edition) (Spanish) Hardcover – July 12, 2011

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  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 7
  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (July 12, 2011)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 1442420618
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442420618
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsRediscovering Heritage
By Virginia Alanis on September 6, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Acclaimed children's writer Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel Zubizaretta have teamed up for the very first time to bring us a compelling chapter book for children dealing with a timely topic-- the problem of assimilation from a child's point of view. In Dancing Home, ten-year-old Margie Ceballos, a talented young California girl wants to get away from her cousin Lupe who has just arrived from Mexico.

When her cousin Lupe comes to live with her family, Margie does not accept her. She is embarrassed by her cousin's frilly clothes, her inability to speak English, and to make matters worse, Lupe is placed in her class and Margie is put in charge of her. Margie, who doesn't speak Spanish well, is forced to translate the teacher's lessons.

This is Margie's worse nightmare. It has taken her a few years to fit in and now her cousin Lupe, newly arrived from Mexico, reminds everyone at school of her ties to Mexico. Just when Margie thought she'd buried her roots, her classmates again begin to tease her--Margarita! Margarita! Margie's ambition to hide her Hispanic heritage, by changing her name, to avoid being perceived as different evaporates in one day.

Lupe has allies in Margie's parents who speak to her in Spanish and reminisce about their childhoods. Because of their upbringing in Mexico, it seems that Margie's parents have more in common with Lupe than they do with their own daughter who was brought up in America. Margie realizes this and it stings. She feels herself drifting away from the family as they pay increasing attention to Lupe.

Dancing Home is also about an aunt's love for her niece.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsMuy Bueno
By DAC VINE VOICE on August 26, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Lupe moves from Mexico to United States to live with family. Lupe will be in the same grade, (fifth) as her cousin Margarita who goes by Margie. The story alternates between the cousins. Margie does everything she can to fit in and not be teased for being Mexican. Lupe is trying very hard to learn English and adjust to life in the United States.

Lupe and Margie's voices blend very well together making for smooth transitions. At one point Margie is reading How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay for class, which I thought was a very sweet nod to Julia Alvarez. I loved the beginning it says so much as to why Margie does everything she can to distance herself from her Mexican roots.

"Margie felt nervous having to wait outside the principal's office. She kept her eyes fixed on the huge map that covered the entire wall. Mrs. Donaldson seemed to be a plesant woman, but Margie had never had to address the principal all by herself before. The map's colors were vivid and bold showing Canada, the United States, and part of Mexico. Alaska and the rest of the United States were a strong green; Canada was a bright yellow. The reminder of the map, however, showed only a small part of Mexico in a drab sandlike color Margie could not name. "

The author created two realistic characters in Lupe and Margie. They both made Dancing Home a very nice story and a pleasure to read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsa story many children will connect to
By Great Kid Books on September 8, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Many of our students are drawn to realistic fiction because they see a slice of themselves or their friends in the stories they read. I'm really looking forward to sharing "Dancing Home" with students. Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel Zubizarreta tell the story of two cousins, one raised in the U.S. and the other in Mexico, and how their lives begin to intertwine. Kids will appreciate how hard it is to make changes, to adapt and fit into a new environment, and to figure out your own identity. At times, I wished that the authors showed more of the character's interactions, rather than relying on telling us about their feelings. But I don't think children who enjoy realistic fiction will be bothered by this. The strength of this story is sharing these girls' story, giving us people we care about who are struggling with situations we can relate to.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFinding Ourselves
By Michael Thal on November 14, 2012
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Margarita Ceballos-Gonzalez was born in Texas to immigrants. She identifies herself as an American, not a Mexican like her parents. Margie, as she prefers to be called, speaks English at home and associates with American children in her 5th grade California classroom. The teasing is in the past for her classmates perceive her as an equal. All of that is upended when cousin Lupe, also a fifth grader, shows up from Mexico to live with Margie's family.

Dancing Home, by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta, is an extraordinary novel about a young girl's journey of cultural acceptance. It is a story of a first generation American learning a poignant lesson of cultural diversity.

In the words of Camille, Margie's new best friend, "Almost everyone's family came here (United States) from somewhere else, even if they like to pretend that they have always been here."

With an easy reading style that integrates Spanish phrases using comprehensible contextual clues, Ada and Zubizarreta show how Margie learns to integrate her heritage with her life as an American as she develops love and respect for her cousin Lupe. In the end, Margarita doesn't have to pretend anymore.

Michael Thal is the author of "The Legend of Koolura" and "Goodbye Tchaikovsky".
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4.0 out of 5 starsA great story many recent immigrants who are raising their kids ...

A great story many recent immigrants who are raising their kids can relate to. Provides several opportunities to teach multiple perspectives and ways to teach young children how... Read more

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I give it a 5 star for the sweet way the author depicts the life of an illegal immigrant's child and her American born cousin. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsGood Book

I read this book as a requirement for our school's 4th/5th grade reading bowl. It was a very interesting book.

Published on February 2, 2014 by jjbos
5.0 out of 5 starsDancing Home

A good story about 2 girls and how AT first they heard at each other and turned out to team up in a Mexican dance for a Cinco de Mio party.

Published on October 27, 2013 by Ben W Jessup
4.0 out of 5 starsNice story

I found myself relating to both Margie and Lupe. The characters were well written and believable. I came from a different country as a young child and I still remember feeling as... Read more

Published on October 26, 2013 by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsDancing Home

I loved the book Dancing home, it was great all except for the Spanish that was in it. The Spanish confused me a little time to time.

Published on July 8, 2013
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for 4th-6th grade girls

The engaging story of two cousins who learn to appreciate their own culture while adapting to a new one. Excellent!

Published on June 16, 2013 by Julie Clark

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