Learning Through Literature: Picture Books About Mexico

We begin our learning time each day with a book.  I try to choose stories that encourage learning with materials on the shelf.  Recently, we have been traveling through Mexico and I found a TON of books from Mexico on our library shelves.  Some were better then others.  

                                                                                                                

Adelita by Tomie dePaola was, by far, our favorite of the stories.  This is a Mexican Cinderella Story with a fair bit of Spanish language mixed into the book.  The story line is really fun! 

The Old Man & His Door by Gary Soto is an adorable little tale about a man who doesn't listen to his wife.  In the end, he finds out why he should be sure to pay attention to what she is saying.  But, as the story progresses, you see his kind spirit and his willingness to help others. 

                                                                            

Look What Came from Mexico by Miles Harvey did an excellent job of informing us of things from and about Mexico without boring us in the process.  Just enough info, lots of nice pictures, and not terribly long.  

Tomas and the Library Lady, by Pat Mora, had a neat story to tell about Mexican migrant workers.  It is based on a true story. 

Marimba! Animals from A to Z and Uno, Dos, Tres; One, Two, Three both by Pat Mora were cute books with a little Spanish language.  

P is for Pinata by Tony Johnson was okay.  It had a lot of information, but honestly it was just a tad too much information.  If you choose this one with little people, don't plan to read it all in one setting.  

Snapshots from the Wedding by Gary Soto and Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora were both cute, but I wouldn't recommend them.

I would, however, continue to recommend  Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets as my very favorite picture book about Mexico and its culture.  You can read about the lesson we did back at Christmas in this blog post. 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out our recent book list!

God Bless,

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North America Continent Box: Mexico

We are currently on a trip through North America.  Last month, we stopped in Canada.  This week, we are heading through Mexico.  Yes, we skipped the US-we will be back!

Here are all the new items that I added to the North America Continent Box.

We will start off with a Sombrero that I found in the party section of Hobby Lobby.  Yes, it's a little small, but it fits in the box!

This dress was a gift a friend brought back from Mexico for me when I was 5 years old!  It's still such a beautiful dress.  Fits Mini Cooper pretty well, too!

The little Pinata was also from the Hobby Lobby party section.

The silver and tuquoise bracelet was a gift from my sister when she when on a mission's trip years ago.  It was hand-made by Mexican women.  The chili pepper is an old salt shaker from my kitchen.  The Temple of Inscriptions is part of the World Landmark's Toob (Hobby Lobby).  And, the mustaches were also from the Hobby Lobby party isle.  Lots of fun with those!!

The donkey Pinata transporting a chili pepper, Temple of Inscriptions, and the Canadian Cowboy, LOL!!

Checking out all the stairs on the Temple of Inscriptions.

No clue what was going on here, but it was funny.

One evening, I played a bunch of Mexican music including Viva Mexico, the national anthem.

We had a ton of fun dancing around to the music!

However, the mustaches have been the favorite by far!  We've also been reading a ton of books, which will get their own post.

So glad you stopped by!  Gracias and God Bless!

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