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  • Gathering the Sun: Recogiendo El Sol (Bilingual English/Spanish)

Gathering the Sun: Recogiendo El Sol
(Bilingual English/Spanish)

Author
Illustrator
Simon Silva
Publication Date
October 09, 2001
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Bilingual
Gathering the Sun: Recogiendo El Sol (Bilingual English/Spanish)

Description
Poemas simples y pinturas gloriosas ofrecen un retrato profundamente conmovedor de las familias de trabajadores agrícolas chicanos migrantes en el trabajo y el juego.

Simple poems and glorious paintings offer a deeply moving portrait of migrant Chicano farmworker families at work and play.
Publication date
October 09, 2001
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780688170677
Lexile Measure
880
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol
BISAC categories
JNF042000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
Library of Congress categories
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Poetry
Alphabet
Agricultural laborers
Spanish language
Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish
Hispanic American poetry (Spanish)

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 5--An alphabet book with exceptional illustrations and excellent poetry that gives voice to the experience of Hispanic agricultural workers. Each letter is matched with a Spanish word (for example, "Arboles" for "A") and accompanied by a poem in both Spanish and English that describes how the plant, fruit, vegetable, person, or feeling functions in the lives of these workers. Zubizarreta's English translations are informed and graceful, but predictably cannot match the Spanish originals in rhythm, assonance, or meter. Silva's vibrant, double-page, gouache illustrations are reminiscent of the artwork of Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco. The colors are brilliant, and the scope has a certain larger-than-life sense to it. This is a book that begs to be read aloud to all students, whether they are Spanish speaking or not. The sound of the poems will draw them in. The touching elegy for Cesar Chavez successfully imparts the impact of a heroic man on his people. Whether used to show the plight of migrant workers or the pride Hispanic laborers feel in their heritage, this is an important book.--Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
Alma Flor Ada
Alma Flor Ada was born in Camaguey, Cuba. She has studied and taught in Spain, Peru, and the United States. Her children's books have been published in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United Sates. A recipient of the Marta Salotti Gold Medal (Argentina) and the Christopher Award (United States), Alma Flor Ada has four children and three grandchildren. She lives in San Francisco, from where she embarks on many trips to places all over the world to look for the nature that she loves.
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
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Commended 1997 - 1997
Pura Belpre Award
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Honor Book 1998 - 1998