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Un sábado por la mañana, un niño se prepara para un viaje al Otro Lado / the Other Side. Está cerca, solo bajando la calle y pasando su escuela, el pueblo gemelo de la comunidad donde vive. Su padre maneja su camioneta sobre un puente para cruzar el Río Grande y llegar a México, donde son recibidos por la estatua gigante de un águila. Sus visitas siempre incluyen almuerzo en su restaurante favorito, una plática en la joyería del tío Mateo, una paleta bien fría, y una vuelta a la farmacia. En su parada final y más importante, pasan tiempo con amigos que buscan asilo y les entregan los suministros que tanto necesitan.
Mis dos pueblos fronterizos de David Bowles, con ilustraciones de Erika Meza, es la cariñosa historia del ritual semanal de un padre y su hijo, una demostración de atención comunitaria y un homenaje a la fluidez, complejidad y vitalidad de la vida en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Early one Saturday morning, a boy prepares for a trip to The Other Side/El Otro Lado. It’s close–just down the street from his school–and it’s a twin of where he lives. To get there, his father drives their truck along the Rio Grande and over a bridge, where they’re greeted by a giant statue of an eagle. Their outings always include a meal at their favorite restaurant, a visit with Tío Mateo at his jewelry store, a cold treat from the paletero, and a pharmacy pickup. On their final and most important stop, they check in with friends seeking asylum and drop off much-needed supplies.
My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, with stunning watercolor illustrations by Erika Meza, is the loving story of a father and son’s weekend ritual, a demonstration of community care, and a tribute to the fluidity, complexity, and vibrancy of life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Release date
September 14, 2021 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593325087
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Languages
- Spanish; Castilian
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 3.2
- Lexile® Measure: 670
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 0-2
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Reviews
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Starred review from August 1, 2021
Grades K-2 *Starred Review* A father and son wake up early to drive across the U.S. border, into Mexico, and to a small town much like their own. A routine they take part in every other Saturday, this trip gives them time together as they enjoy breakfast and run errands, visiting family along the way. The little boy brings along some of his favorite things--comics, notebooks, and more--and he and his father buy additional supplies. As they return across the border and into southern Texas, readers discover that there is another, more important purpose to their trip: the supplies are for a little boy named �lder and his family, refugees who aren't allowed into the U.S. and who must wait, their future uncertain. Meza's lovely watercolor-and-gouache illustrations bring to life the bustling activity in each of these border towns. The Spanish text gracefully details the trip in a way that is perfect for sharing with little ones, with many readers likely to spot familiar sights, sounds, and phrases. Characters' friendly greetings, the vibrant illustrations, and the thoughtful actions of this father and son come together to create a feeling of warmth and hope, while also bringing to the forefront the plight of so many like �lder and his family. An excellent addition to Spanish picture-book collections.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Starred review from July 1, 2021
A sleepy boy is nudged awake by his father for a routine Saturday trip, heading across the U.S.-Mexico border to "el Otro Lado." As they reach the Rio Grande, the father reminds his son of the Indigenous history of the land, now divided, the flag of each nation visible on opposite banks of the broad river. Once across, father and son visit their favorite restoran for breakfast; then, with mercado bags in hand, begin their errands, stopping by brightly colored shops (such as Tio Mateo's jewelry store) and picking up prescriptions, bottled water, T-shirts, sweets, and other items on their list. The trip culminates in a visit to their "gente" -- families camping out on the side of the bridge, hoping to enter the U.S. -- for whom most of the items on their list were purchased. Meza's gleaming watercolor and gouache illustrations magnify Bowles's bittersweet tone, capturing the compassion in the pair's venture and the underlying tension at the border in the expressions of soldiers and refugees. Spanglish ("troca"; "my primos") and shop signs in Spanish and English emphasize how culturally interconnected border towns are. With lyrical text (the Rio Grande is "a watery serpent that glints with the dawn"), Novelist Bowles's picture-book debut weaves weightier realities into a story of ordinary border-town life, and does so with a gentle hand. Waving goodbye to their friends, the father and son return home as the sunset washes the scenery with warm pinks, leaving no doubt that the dedicated pair will carry on their duty as long as the hopeful migrants wait. Concurrently published in Spanish as Mis dos pueblos fronterizos. Jessica Agudelo(Copyright 2021 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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