What Can You Do With a Rebozo?/¿Qué puedes hacer con un rebozo? (English and Spanish Edition)

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- Vibrantly colored illustrations demonstrate the many things one an use a rebozo, or traditional long shawl, for, from dressing up to making a fort. Includes an explanatory note on rebozos at the end.
- Recommended for ages 4-8.
- Not explained by radical change.

I thought this was a really nice bilingual book. The Spanish and English is simple enough for young readers/listeners. The illustrations are colorful and attractive and show a Mexican family having fun together. The narrative voice is fun and exciting, and gives ideas of how a family can have fun

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and play together. It is a good example of a story using the point of view of a little Mexican girl, which is not common enough in literature.

Teachers can use this for teaching English and/or Spanish, or for reading or curriculum having to do with Mexican culture or needing female protagonists/narrators. It can also be used in family-themed curriculum, to show different members of the family. Librarians should find an appreciative audience in storytimes, bilingual storytimes, bilingual and Spanish language displays and for Summer Reading Program suggestions.

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Personal Response:
I appreciate the simple text and well-drawn illustrations. The flowing of the rebozo in the illustrations suggests an unlimited number of possible uses for this traditional clothing item. I also appreciated the information about the rebozo provided at the end of the

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story.

Curricular Connections:
This would make an excellent addition to a bilingual story time, a story time about family/traditions/clothing/Mexico. A community member could come in and discuss rebozo and perhaps bring different examples. Children can be encouraged to take every day clothing items and think up fun new uses for these items.

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Personal Response: I wasn't very impressed with this book. I understand that its pupose is to teach children about an object from another culture, but without interesting characters or a real plot, it's a pretty boring story.
Curricular Connection: A Kindergarden teacher could read the book aloud at

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circle time and ask students what they would do with a rebozo.

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This is a good example of a realistic fiction book. The characters are just like people we know within our own lives and it is easy to relate to the thoughts and feelings that they have during the story. The setting is unimportant and this story could take place anywhere which adds to the

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relatability of the book.

Theme

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This story is about a little mexican girl and all the ways her and her family utilize rebozos. A rebozo is a long and wide scarf the has multiple uses. I can be used as a baby sling, a shawl to keep warm, a hair accesory to weave into braids.

This picture book is about thing you can do with a rebozo. A young girl and her family show all the things they do with a rebozo. This book has rich illustrations and colorful cultual icon.

Great sentences that portray practical uses of a robozo. Would read this aloud to students. Great for a group activity

This is a great book that enlightens students about a piece of Mexican Culture. Living in New Mexico and teaching here, I will definitely implement this book into my collection.

This book is great for giving children insight into the Mexican culture in an authentic, respectful manner. It also provides a lot of wonderful ideas for creative play, such as using a rebozo as a slide for stuffed animals, as a Halloween costume, or as a cover for chair forts. Values of family

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love resound in the pictures and texts about getting warm by snuggling in Grandma’s rebozo on winter nights, or falling asleep in mom’s bed and getting covered with the rebozo like a blanket. The large, bright illustrations show us the many ways a rebozo can be used, and the expressions of family love and childhood joy are clear and inspiring. I did not know what a rebozo was when I started reading this book, but now I actually feel like it would be fun to own one. I think this book would be a great introduction or addition to a classroom lesson on Mexican culture, or perhaps to be read to help celebrate a Mexican holiday (such as Cinco de Mayo).

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Genre: Realistic Fiction. The book informs readers about the many uses of a rebozo. The story is credible as all uses talked about make sense to the reader and for the characters.
Style: The style was effective in telling the reader ways rebozos are used because it showed how their many uses by the

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situations they would be used in. For example the characters in the book used a rebozo to cover their eyes for the pinanta.
Media: Acrylic on pape

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A poetic little book with colorful illustrations, What Can You Do With a Rebozo? presents a question that can be answered by children of all cultural backgrounds.

This book is great to share with students especially to reinforce Spanish. At the end of the book there is information about rebozos and some questions about what's the silliest, most practical, most beautiful, and most creative use for rebozos, which could open up to a fun discussion or used as an

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art project to incorporate the elements of the story.

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This would be a good book to read when studying the Spanish culture. I love that the story is written in both English and Spanish. In the back of the book there is a description of what a rebozo is and a writing lesson that you can do with your students titles, What can you do with a Rebozo? What

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is the silliest thing, the most practical thing, the most beautiful thing and the most creative thing that you can do with a rebozo?

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This is wonderful book. It is bilingual and it is well for practice Spanish. Has beautiful illustrations. Also the illustrations full of much color highlights this typical costume of Mexican culture.

This was a wonderful book! The main idea of this book was to inform students about a Rebozo from the Hispanic Culture. One of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much was because of how culturally diverse it was. The story showed families and how the used a rebozo in a variety of ways such as a

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shawl. It also compared it to the American culture saying it could be used like a scarf. I also enjoyed this book because it had great illustrations. They were very bright and colorful and full of detail. In one of the pictures it even looked like the rebozo was moving. Lastly, this book gave great discussion questions at the end such as "What is the most practical thing you could do with a rebozo". These are wonderful idea for a literature circle. It also showed the history of the rebozo.

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I like how it is a bilingual book. The faces of the characters show a lot of detail but the rest is elementary. The books is in poetry form. Every other sentence rhymes. Lot's of bright colors. In simple shapes. It's about a Mexican girl who tells a story of all the different things she can do with

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her mother's Rebozo, a long Mexican shawl.

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A young girl and her family show all the way a rebozo can be used. A rebozo is a traditional Mexican shawl that can be used for almost anything, if you use your imagination.

A fun and richly colored picture book, which lists the various uses of a Rebozo. Most importantly for the Mexican traditional celebrations. For example, as a blind fold for the piñata at the birthday party. This story inspires a lot of imagination while touching on a small piece of Mexican

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heritage. This could be a really fun read aloud and art project, creating your own Rebozo. This book offers both english and spanish side by side, very inclusive and introduces new languages. At the end of the book there is a brief history of the Rebozo.

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Imaginative tale about all of the things you can do with a rebozo, or Mexican shawl.