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My Shoes and I
by
Rene Colato Lainez (Goodreads Author),
Fabricio Vanden Broeck
As Mario and his Papá travel from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with Mamá, Mario's wonderful new shoes help to distract him from the long and difficult journey.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Boyds Mills Press
(first published 2010)
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A boy named Mario is traveling from El Salvador to America with his father. His mother is in the U.S., anxiously awaiting their arrival. She sends Mario new shoes for his long journey ahead. He and his father walk, ride buses, climb mountains, and cross rivers through 3 country borders in order to get to America. Throughout their journey, Mario has faith that his shoes will be able to "take him anywhere" safely. He even says, "Don't worry shoes, we will cross the finish line."
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After meeting this author I am just enamored with his brilliant methods of expression. This book is a treasure to all communities. We can celebrate the immigrant voice and learn from the hardships of what it really means to come to a country with many anti-immigrant laws and barriers. Colato Lainez is truly a motivating force to our children and communities. This book tells of the journeys that many loved ones have taken to get to another country. Through the eyes of young Colato Lainez we witne...more
In this book, a young boy named Mario and his father go through an arduous journey from El Salvador to America where the boy’s mother is waiting for them. The boy’s mother has just sent him a new gift – new shoes for his journey! Along the way, Mario works hard to protect his shoes from the various elements as they make their way to the United States border.
This book is in the middle because it was kind of dull. He walks around and brags about his shoes. The good thing is that when they travel they get to where they want to be but they still have to cross lakes and mountains.
A young boy travel with his father from El Salvador to the United States to meet up with his mother. I need to think about this one.
A boy tells the story of crossing into the U.S. through his new shoes his mother sent him from the U.S.
A boy and his father on the long, difficult journey from El Salvador to the United States.
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René Colato Laínez is the Salvadoran award winning author of I Am René, the Boy/ Soy René, el niño, Waiting for Papá/ Esperando a Papá, and Playing Lotería/ El juego de la lotería. His picture books have been honored by the Latino Book Award, the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, the California Collection for Elementary Readers, the Tejas Star Book Award Selection and the New Mexico Book...more
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