{"id":6616,"date":"2020-05-09T12:42:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T17:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/?page_id=6616"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:44:59","slug":"book-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/k-16-educator-resources\/teaching-resources\/book-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Resources\/Recursos Para Libros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"size-p-sm\">Note: All links below are to external sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/theclosestivecome.png\" alt=\"The Closest I've Come book image\" class=\"wp-image-6629\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-closest-i-ve-come\">The Closest I&#8217;ve Come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;by Fred Aceves (Harper Teen, 2017)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m-5dU37wAhI\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Video\u00a0sobre\u00a0el\u00a0libro\u00a0\/\u00a0Book video<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/the-closest-ive-come-fred-aceves?variant=32115116834850#audio-sample\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Extracto\u00a0audio \/ Audio excerpt\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Actividad&nbsp;de&nbsp;escribi<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r&nbsp;\/ Writing activity<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bf<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Es Marcos un&nbsp;buen&nbsp;modelo&nbsp;a&nbsp;seguir?&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bf<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cu\u00e1les&nbsp;son sus&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">fuerzas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;y&nbsp;debilidades?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo&nbsp;ser\u00e1n&nbsp;las&nbsp;cosas&nbsp;para&nbsp;\u00e9l?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\/ Is Marcos a good role model?&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are his strengths and weaknesses? How do you think things will turn out for him?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">from&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Common Sense Media<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/iamnotyourperfectmexicandaughter.png\" alt=\"I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter book image\" class=\"wp-image-6630\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter\">I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">by Erika L. S\u00e1nchez (Knopf, 2017)\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XrwdkNmaHAo\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">autora<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/ Author interview&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rom the Chicago Humanities Festival, 2017<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:360}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:360}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/literacy-central\/criss-cross\/i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-criss-cross\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ntrelazada<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Criss<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Cross a<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ctivity<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/\">Reading is Fundamental&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/thefirstruleofpunk.png\" alt=\"The First Rule of Punk book image\" class=\"wp-image-6631\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-rule-of-punk\">The First Rule of Punk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">by Celia C. P\u00e9rez (Viking, 2017)\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/book_reading.cgi?id=14676\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">autora<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ Meet the author recording&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/how-to-make-zine\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">C\u00f3mo<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">crear<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;un&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">zine<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ Activity:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How to Make a Zine<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">created by the author<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/images.randomhouse.com\/teachers_guides\/9780425290422.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A Discussion Guide to Celia C. P\u00e9rez \/ Una&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">gu\u00eda<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">discusi\u00f3n<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">para Celia C. P\u00e9rez<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">created by&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juliaetorres.blog\/\">Julia E. Torres<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinclassroom.com\/\">Penguin Classroom<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/dedondeeres.png\" alt=\"?De Donde Eres? Book Image\" class=\"wp-image-6632\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-de-donde-eres\">\u00bfDe Donde Eres?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">by&nbsp;Yamile&nbsp;Saied M\u00e9ndez (Harper Collins, 2019)\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/book_reading.cgi?id=16478\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">autora<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ Meet the author recording<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">escribir<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ Writing prompt activity<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;+ English)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bf<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Qu\u00e9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">significa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nombre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">? \/&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does your name mean?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/pronounce.cgi?aid=33448\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Escucha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> el clip de audio de 1 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">minuto<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">donde<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;la&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">autora<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">habla<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">su<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nombre<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">luego<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">contesta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;la&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pregunta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">con&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">palabras<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">dichas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">escritas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;o de&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">manera<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;visual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/pronounce.cgi?aid=33448\">Listen to 1 min audio clip of author talk about their name<\/a>\u202fthen respond to the prompt in spoken words, te<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">xt, or visual expression.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jkline_uwm_edu\/EfHRBhv27jBCsVs_qEYnN7gBaytTT5miES0cJKCPzAod7w?e=78HVeO\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">poes\u00eda<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\u201c<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yo<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;soy de<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_oaYCvpG1l\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\">Poetry Activity<\/a><\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\u201cI am from\u201d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;+ English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cree&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">propio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">poema<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">llenando<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;los&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">espacios<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e la&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">actividad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;soy de<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ Compose your own \u201cI am from\u201d poem by filling in the blanks&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">activity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jkline_uwm_edu\/Eb2QgBU5vuBFmlifEPBTv84B1MB5wBR6usdH2D9PtRMgMg?e=t3W4bA\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e1rbol<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">familia<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ Activity: family tree<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/\">Harper Collins Publishers<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/solopregunta.png\" alt=\"!Solo Pregunta! book image\" class=\"wp-image-6633\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-solo-pregunta-se-diferente-se-valiente-se-tu\">\u00a1Solo Pregunta! S\u00e9 Diferente, S\u00e9 Valiente, S\u00e9 T\u00fa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">by Sonia&nbsp;Sotomayor.&nbsp; Illustrated by Rafael&nbsp;L\u00f3pez&nbsp;(Philomel, 2019)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2019\/09\/01\/755845325\/just-ask-says-sonia-sotomayor-she-knows-what-its-like-to-feel-different\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">autora<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;y el&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ilustrador<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \/ Interview with\u202f author \u202fand i<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">llustrator<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">dibujar<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\/&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drawing&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">activity<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bf<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Qu\u00e9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tipo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;de flor&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eres<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">t\u00fa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">? \/ Activity: What type of flower are you?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lee el&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">libro<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;y responder a la&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pregunta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">manera<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;visual. \/ Read the book and&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">then&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">craft<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">visual art<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;response to the question.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00bf<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cu\u00e1les<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;son&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">tus<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">habilidades<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">especiales<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">?&nbsp; \/ What are your special abilities<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHJu7jx45tQ\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Escucha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">l&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">clip de video&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">y&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">luego<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">responde<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;a l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pregunta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;con&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">palabras<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">dichas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">escritas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, o de&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">manera<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;visual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OHJu7jx45tQ\">Listen to the book reading<\/a> then&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">respond to the prompt\u202fin\u202fspoken\u202fwords, text, or visual expression<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/blog\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hojas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;para&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">colo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">re<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ Coloring sheets by Rafael&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">L\u00f3pez<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"177\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/myveryownroom.png\" alt=\"My Very Own Room book image\" class=\"wp-image-6634\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-my-very-own-room-mi-propio-cuartito\">My Very Own Room \/ Mi Propio Cuartito<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">by Amada Irma P\u00e9rez (Children\u2019s Book Press, 2000)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/309352398\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">autora<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/309352398\"> Author interview <\/a>(<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biling<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00fc<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bilingual)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q7sGK2bdSWs\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entrevista<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;con la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ilustrado<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ra<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q7sGK2bdSWs\">Illustrator interview&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeandlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/My-Very-Own-Room-Mi-propio-cuartito-Teachers-Guide.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voca<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bulario<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;y&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">preguntas<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">preliminarias<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vocabulary<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;and pre-reading questions<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Excerpt from teacher\u2019s guide from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeandlow.com\/\">Lee &amp; Low Publishers<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/littlenight.png\" alt=\"Little Night book image\" class=\"wp-image-6635\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-little-night-nochecita\">Little Night \/ Nochecita<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">by&nbsp;Yuyi&nbsp;Morales&nbsp;(Roaring Brook, 2007)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NB5mDB3fnnw\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">La&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">autora<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;lee el&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">libro<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NB5mDB3fnnw\">Author read-aloud<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/author_collection.cgi?id=59&amp;mid=223\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conoce<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">la&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">autora<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/author_collection.cgi?id=59&amp;mid=223\"> Meet the author <\/a>(<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/Spanish<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holidayhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dreamers-Event-Kit.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Crear<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tu<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">propio<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">libro<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ Activity: Create your own book<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Excerpt from&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuyimorales.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yuyi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuyimorales.com\/\">Morales<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/holidayhouse.com\/\">Holiday House Publishers<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/quinqueiraqueseas.png\" alt=\"Quinqueira Que Seas book image\" class=\"wp-image-6636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/quinqueiraqueseas.png 189w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2020\/05\/quinqueiraqueseas-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quienquiera-que-seas-whoever-you-are\">Quienquiera Que Seas \/ Whoever You Are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by&nbsp;Mem&nbsp;Fox.&nbsp; Illustrated by Leslie&nbsp;Staub&nbsp;(Harcourt, 2007)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Support_Materials\/Whoever-Parents.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gu\u00eda<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">para&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">familias<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ Family guide<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/\">Reading is Fundamental<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jkline_uwm_edu\/EWtnQIXs2ApFjyBmtXj-VRkB-_sV0AuL212JKuspXCVGvw?e=dPC0Td\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gu\u00eda<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">para&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">familias<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/ Family guide<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Espa\u00f1ol\/Spanish)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindinthemaking.org\/\">La&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindinthemaking.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mente<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;en&nbsp;formaci\u00f3n<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/literacy-central\/word-search\/whoever-you-are-word-search\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Actividad<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B\u00fasqueda<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;de&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">palabras<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Activity:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Word search&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Ingl\u00e9s\/English)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rif.org\/\">Reading is Fundamental<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: All links below are to external sites. The Closest I&#8217;ve Come &nbsp;by Fred Aceves (Harper Teen, 2017)&nbsp; \u00bfEs Marcos un&nbsp;buen&nbsp;modelo&nbsp;a&nbsp;seguir?&nbsp;\u00bfCu\u00e1les&nbsp;son sus&nbsp;fuerzas&nbsp;y&nbsp;debilidades?&nbsp;&nbsp;\u00bfC\u00f3mo&nbsp;ser\u00e1n&nbsp;las&nbsp;cosas&nbsp;para&nbsp;\u00e9l?&nbsp;\/ Is Marcos a good role model?&nbsp;What are his strengths and weaknesses? 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