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Spanish Is the Language of My Family

Name: Spanish Is the Language of My Family
Brand: Neal Porter Books
SKU: 9780823450046-PRUSDTR-US
Price: 125.0 HKD
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Michael Genhart (Author) • John Parra (Illustrator) ... more

Edition: US - Hardback

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English • Age 4 - 8

40 pages • 8.86 x 10.29 x 0.33 in

Approx. weight: 0.78 lb

Publication date: 11 Jul,2023

Barcode: 9780823450046 • Neal Porter Books

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By: Michael Genhart | Illustrator: John Parra

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.

As a boy prepares for his school’s Spanish spelling bee, he asks his grandmother for help with some of the words he doesn’t know how to spell yet. When she studies with him, she tells him how different things were back when she was a girl, when she was only allowed to speak English in school. This only inspires him to study even harder and make his family proud.

Based on stories author Michael Genhart heard from his mother as a child, Spanish is the Language of My Family is about the joy of sharing cultural heritage with our families, inspired by the generations of Latino people were punished for speaking Spanish and the many ways new generations are rejuvenating the language.

Simultaneously published in Spanish as El español es la lengua de mi familia, Michael Genhart’s text is as touching as it is poignant, and it’s paired with the striking artwork of multiple Pura Belpre Award-Winning Illustrator John Parra. Extensive material at the back of the book includes essays from the author about the history of Spanish suppression in U.S. schools and information about the Spanish alphabet.

A Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Award-Winning Book
A Chicago Public Library 'Best of the Best' Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Horn Book Fanfare Book
A Common Sense Media Best Book of the Year
A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children’s Book of the Year
A Booklist Editors’ Choice