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Reviewed on June 1, 2019 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—"Boxer, dancer, doctor, chef: you can be what you love best!" Readers will learn about lots of different occupations and Mexican folk art in this lively and whimsical bilingual book. Bibliotecarios/bibliotecarias (librarians,) maestros/maestras (teachers,) taxistas (taxi drivers), payaso/payasas (clowns) and more are modeled into tiny palm weaving figurines crafted by villagers at Flavio Gallardo's workshop in Chigmecatitlán, Puebla, Mexico, a traditional artform that has endured in the region si...Log In or Sign Up to Read More