Confeti: Poemas para niños
By Pat Mora
Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez
Paperback: $10.95
Six Pack: $65.70
View the Teacher's GuideIn this joyful and spirited collection, award-winning poet Pat Mora and fine artist Enrique 0. Sanchez celebrate the vivid landscape of the Southwest and the delightful rapport that children share with the natural world. Now in Spanish, Confeti is also an anthem to the power of a child's imagination and pride:
I say yo soy libre, I am free, free, free, free as confetti.
Translated from Confetti: Poems for Children, Confeti: Poems paras niños is a treasury to be shared with children everywhere.
Watch Pat Mora's interview with Reading Rockets
Read author Pat Mora’s letter to teachers about inspiring students with poetry in the Lee & Low Poetry Resource Guide for Teachers.
About the Creators
Pat Mora - Author
is the author of numerous award-winning children’s books. She is also the founder of the family literacy initiative Children's Day, Book Day~El día de los niños, El día de los libros (Día), April 30th and every day of the year. You can learn more about Día here. Mora and her husband live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her online at www.patmora.com. You can read her full bio here.
Photo: Cheron Bayna
Enrique O. Sanchez
has illustrated numerous award winning children's books, including LEE & LOW'S Abuela's Weave, Amelia's Road, and Confetti. A native of the Dominican Republic, he splits his time between his homes in Bass Harbor, Maine and Miami, Florida.
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ISBN
Paperback: 9781584302704
Six Pack: 9781584303657
Awards
Commended Lists - Américas Book Award
Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Notable Books for a Global Society
International Reading Association (IRA)
Choices
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Guided Reading:
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NPInterest Level:
Grades K - 4Reading Level:
Grades 3 - 4Themes
Poetry, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Imagination, Environment/Nature, Nature/Science
Part of These Collections
Fluent Spanish, Fluent Dual Language , Bilingual English/Spanish and Dual Language Books , Latin American Spanish / Bilingual Collection Grades PreK-2, Spanish Language Collection, Latin American Spanish/Bilingual Collection, Dual Language Collection English and Spanish, Dual Language Levels N-Z Collection, Spanish Guided Reading Level N, Authentic Spanish List, Authentic Spanish List Grades PreK-2
