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Hairs/Pelitos
This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros's best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us.
A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish.
A Parenting Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year
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Un excelente constructor de vocabulario, con nombres de objetos en Inglés y en Español, acompañados...more
A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish.
A Parenting Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year
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Un excelente constructor de vocabulario, con nombres de objetos en Inglés y en Español, acompañados...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
November 25th 1997
by Dragonfly Books
(first published 1994)
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Lexile: 190
Genre: Picture book, multicultural
Unique feature: written in both Spanish and English
Age level: Primary
Main characters: Carlos, Nenny, papa, Kiki
This primary book is written using a vignette from the House on Mango street. It has been used to create a book for primary-aged students using colorful illustrations depicting the diversity of groups of people. Cisneros describes the various people in her family: papa, herself, Carlos, Nenny, Kiki, and her mother. She compares the textures a...more
Genre: Picture book, multicultural
Unique feature: written in both Spanish and English
Age level: Primary
Main characters: Carlos, Nenny, papa, Kiki
This primary book is written using a vignette from the House on Mango street. It has been used to create a book for primary-aged students using colorful illustrations depicting the diversity of groups of people. Cisneros describes the various people in her family: papa, herself, Carlos, Nenny, Kiki, and her mother. She compares the textures a...more
Hairs/Pelitos is meant to be a children's book, which might strike you odd that I am reviewing it but I did read it in one of my college courses. I think this is an amazing novel for children because it is about all types of different people. And all types of different people have all types of different hair. It teaches children that it is okay to be different, in fact its expected. Children will never find someone exactly like them and this book helps them realize that. Sometimes children find...more
This is a great story that is written in spanish and english. This would be good to use with ESOL students who speak Spanish as thier first language to integrate thier native language into the classroom.
As a multicultural book, Hairs = Pelitos contains charming illustrations and has an interesting story about the unique physical characteristics of people. Because this story is a bilingual story focusing on Latino culture, a bilingual caregiver can share this story either with a native Spanish speaker or a non-Spanish speaker to increase the child’s vocabulary. The child’s vocabulary can be deepened with a story such as this, as well as the narrative skill building. Suitable for a 4-5 year old c...more
"Everybody in our family has different hair." This is how the book starts, and the narrator proceeds to describe how each family member's hair is unique in texture and style. The text drives home the point that diversity exists, even among family members, and that these differences make life more colorful. This would be a good book to teach diversity to students throughout elementary school. The book also provides a Spanish translation, which makes it accessible to Spanish readers. These student...more
I can't wait to read this to my kiddies next week! Sandra Cisneros is simply the best! The illustrator, Terry Ybanez, did an amazing job as well. The kids in my class are making self portraits with various materials and they love recreating their hair, so this book is a perfect fit for my theme of the week.
Loved this book. I think it is especially great for diverse families or really any family that wants to teach that we are all unique with our own unique features. It is also fun that you can read the book in spanish or english.
THis is a lot like Todd Parr's "Its Ok to be Different." Amazing illustrations, funny, bilingual, great message.
An excerpt from my favorite book of all time. Beautiful illustrations. Bilingual. What's not to love?
Jul 24, 2008
Amy B.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
elementary teachers and parents
Shelves:
multicultural-literature,
picture-books
Cisneros, S. (1984) Hairs~pelitos. First Dragonfly Books.
This delightful text describes hair of Latino people and makes comparisons to objects, foods and texture. The story can be read in English or Spanish allows children of both languages to enjoy and interpret. It shows the diversity among people in the same families and celebrates those differences. I enjoyed the minimal text and the illustrations that spoke the words. I would share this story all the children in my class to discuss how hair...more
This delightful text describes hair of Latino people and makes comparisons to objects, foods and texture. The story can be read in English or Spanish allows children of both languages to enjoy and interpret. It shows the diversity among people in the same families and celebrates those differences. I enjoyed the minimal text and the illustrations that spoke the words. I would share this story all the children in my class to discuss how hair...more
One of the great stories from the House on Mango Street, with excellent illustrations.
Excellent book on teaching the differences in people to the little ones.
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When my son entered kindergarten he wanted to know why he couldn't have a mohawk like one of his classmates and why his hair was black and mine was brown. Hair and shades of skin became interesting to him. This book provided the perfect way to talk about superficial differences in a comforting way.
A beautiful story about family. While I personally really enjoy this book, I have found it to be a little too poetic for storytime. However, it is a great book to display and recommend to parents.
A beautiful vignette from The House on Mango Street. I recommend to all of my fellow teachers if you are preparing students for a self portrait or a personal narrative.
i love sandra cisneros, and i love childre's books!
i read this at the bookstore while waiting for a workshop to start!
:D
i read this at the bookstore while waiting for a workshop to start!
:D
Found the illustrations distracting. The Spanish was not as prominent as I would have liked.
My daughter loves this book. :)
May 08, 2013
Darcy
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Melissa Hayes
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Shelves:
bilingual-spanish-stories,
children-s-books
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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954. Internationally acclaimed for her poetry and fiction, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the American Book Award, and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur Foundation. Cisneros is the author of two novels The House on Mango Street and Caramelo; a collection of short...more
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