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    What Can You Do with a Paleta?
    What Can You Do with a Paleta?
    What Can You Do with a Paleta?
    Audiobook4 minutes

    What Can You Do with a Paleta?

    Written by Carmen Tafolla

    Narrated by Nayeli Escamilla

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    About this audiobook

    Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell
     and carries a treasure of icy paletas
    in every color of the sarape . . .


    As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day--there's so much to do with a paleta.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateSep 17, 2024
    ISBN9798217016877
    What Can You Do with a Paleta?
    Author

    Carmen Tafolla

     Carmen Tafolla is a poet, speaker, professor emeritus, State Poet Laureate of Texas, and author of more than thirty books, including Fiesta Babies, What Can You Do with a Paleta?, and What Can You Do with a Rebozo? (all available from Random House). Tafolla has received many awards, including the Americas Award, five International Latino Book Awards, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She travels to many places across the world, but always comes back to San Antonio, to a home filled with books and surrounded by trees, butterflies, and raccoons. Visit her website at carmentafolla.net.

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    • 3/5
      Imaginative tale about all of the things you can do with a rebozo, or Mexican shawl.
    • 5/5
      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 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.
    • 5/5
       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.
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 3/5
      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 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 paper
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 3/5
      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 relatability of the book.

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    • 2/5
      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 circle time and ask students what they would do with a rebozo.
    • 3/5
      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 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.
    • 4/5
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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.
    • 3/5
      A spunky, young Mexican American girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, or long scarf.