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This book stood out to me because the story is written in English, but there are some Spanish vocabulary as well. Maravilloso means marvelous in Spanish, so it can help Spanish speaking students to have a better understanding of the text. This text is told from a viewpoint of a little girl, whose dad is African-American and mom is white, and she navigates what’s around her. Because she comes from a bi-cultural family, she is learning about her identity and appreciate that all families are beauti
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I truly enjoyed reading this book because, it was easy for children to understand their meaning of "identity." I recommend this book because, it covers dynamics of race, ethnicity, and culture through the eyes of a bi-cultural child in a colorful world. The book interests students by the easy text, Spanish vocabulary, and vibrant colors and illustrations. As an educator, this book can be used in a classroom when discussing cultures, diversity, identity, self-love, and love for our colorful socie
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Sep 25, 2019
Annette Wimmer
marked it as to-read
