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Fiesta Fiasco
ISBN-13: 9780545694070
ISBN-10: 0545694078
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 32
Edition: 1st
Rating:
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
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In the tradition of trickster tales from Native Americans, Hispanic culture and the American Southwest, "Fiesta Fiasco" is a delightful story that teaches children to think of others before oneself.

This bilingual book features both English and Spanish words in a tale about four friends; conejo/rabbit, culebra/snake, tortuga/tortoise and iguana. It is culebra's birthday and as his three friends go shopping for gifts, conejo talks each one into buying a gift that is inappropriate for a snake. After opening his gifts culebra realizes conejo was thinking only of himself and sends him away. Conejo learns a lesson and repairs his friendship with his desert pals.

The illustrations are done in bright Southwestern colors of greens, yellows and oranges and tell the story perfectly with cartoon-like characters. The text includes with a few words in Spanish spoken by one character, which are then repeated by another character in English. This makes the text flow smoothly and allows the story to be the focus.

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