RESOURCE GUIDE - Reading Is Fundamental

H I S P A N I C B O O K C O L L E C T I O N
Old and New: Legends & Stories
It Doesn’t Have to be this Way: A Barrio Story / No
tiene que ser así: Una historia del barrio
by Luis J. Rodríguez
A 10-year-old boy is pressured to join a gang, but he
learns life can be different and walks away.
Platero and I / Platero y yo
by Juan Ramón Jiménez
Vignettes from a classic story of a wandering poet and
his faithful donkey.
Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando
con Madre Tierra
by Jorge Argueta
A boy in El Salvador appreciates his heritage and the
beauty of nature through poems.
S T O R Y
B O O S T E R S
Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems / Los
Ángeles andan en bicicleta y otros poemas
de otono
by Francisco X. Alarcón
This book is a collection of poems about life in Los
Angeles in the fall.
Calor: A Story of Warmth for All Ages
by Juanita Alba
These poetic reflections on the nature of warmth are
set in the unique culture of the Southwest.
César Chavez: The Struggle for Justice / César
Chávez: La lucha por la justicia
by Richard Griswold del Castillo
The book shows Cesar Chavez’s life as a child, and how
he grew to become a nonviolent leader who fought for
the rights of farm workers.
■ Create book clubs where children can meet
and discuss the stories they have read. Ask
the children to write questions regarding
each book to answer as a whole group.
■ Let the children pick one of the stories they
have read and create a new ending for it.
This can teach them that there are many
ways to recreate a story by simply changing
the ending.
■ Review a map of the
world with your
children and ask
them to identify the
Hispanic nations
where the traditions,
stories, and legends
you read have
taken place.
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