Maria had a little llama = María tenía una llamita by: Angela Dominguez

Title: Maria had a little llama = María tenía una llamita 

Author/Illustrator: Angela Dominguez

Award: Pura Belpre Honor Book - Illustration Honor (2014)

Lexile Level: 390L

Recommended for

Age: 4-7 Years

Grade: Pre School to Second Grade

Summary

In August 2013, this picture book was published as a bilingual book, which possesses the words in both English and Spanish. This book is based on the nursery rhyme called "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

This picture book received a Pure Belpre Honor for its illustrations in 2014. Honors and its award is given to books that demonstrate "presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth" (About the Pura Belpré Award).

This book has colorful gouache-and-ink illustrations that depict Maria's life. Students will be excited to learn about the culture of Peru, through its geography, landscapes, and clothing as well as to learn words in Spanish. This text encourages readers to read the story in English and read its Spanish translations. In addition, students will connect the colorful illustrations to a different way of life and culture in society abroad.

Learning Standards

"5. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

a. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. " (New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy; Language Standards K–5)

Learning Goals

Students will demonstrate their understanding and comprehension of the meaning of words through identification.

Learning Objective

Students will identify words and learn comprehension in the meaning the words in English and Spanish, respectively, which are shown throughout this picture book.

Learning Activity

This activity will focus on students receiving worksheets with words in both English and Spanish, similar to what was shown in this book. For example, the word "llamita" is shown with a picture to represent the words "little llama".

In addition, students will learn to recognize words relating to weather such as snow ('nieve") and colors such as white ("blanca") to describe the llama. This activity is to reinforce the meaning of words and learn comprehension of colors. This activity allows students to learn words in Spanish as well as can be used as a learning activity for ESL students.

        Learning Outcome

Students will identify and understand the meaning of words in Spanish, which shown in the book titled Maria had a little llama = María tenía una llamita by: Angela Dominguez.

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References

        ALA Pura Belpre Award. (2017, February 17). About the Pura Belpré Award. Retrieved September 21, 2017, from http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal/belpreabout

        Dominguez, A. N., & N., D. A. (2013). Maria had a little llama =: Maria tenia una llamita. New York: Henry Holt & Company.

        Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía una Llamita - Make Way For Books. (2017). Make Way For Books. Retrieved 18 September 2017, from http://makewayforbooks.org/maria-had-a-little-llama-maria-tenia-una-llamita/

 M    Mid-Hudson Library System -- Maria had a little llama = María tenía una llamita. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2017, from http://search.midhudsonlibraries.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2058129__Smaria%20had%20a%20little%20llama__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

       New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2017, from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-