Nana's Big Surprise: Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa! (Bilingual English/Spanish)

by Amada Perez (Author) Maya Gonzalez (Illustrator)

Nana's Big Surprise: Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa! (Bilingual English/Spanish)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Amada y sus hermanos tratan de consolar a su abuela, Nana, quien ha venido a quedarse con ellos en los EE. UU. desde México después de la muerte del abuelo. La mudanza de Nana desde México debería ser una ocasión feliz. Pero este verano Nana viene a California porque Tata, su amado esposo y abuelo, ha muerto. Amada y sus cinco hermanos esperan animarla con una sorpresa: un gallinero lleno de pollitos amarillos, como los que Nana crió con Tata en México. Pero no importa lo mucho que todos se esfuercen por hacer que Nana se sienta mejor, parece que nada puede sacarle una sonrisa a la cara. Es decir, hasta que un día los pollitos revelan su propia sorpresa. La galardonada autora Amada Irma Pérez explora suavemente los temas universales de la familia, el amor, la pérdida y la memoria en esta tercera colaboración con la artista Maya Christina Gonzalez, cuyo atrevido y hermoso collage las pinturas saltan de la página. La gran sorpresa de Nana ofrece consuelo, plumas e incluso risas a lectores de todas las edades.


Amada and her brothers try to comfort their grandmother, Nana, who has come to stay with them in the US from Mexico after abuelo passes away. Nana's move from Mexico should be a joyous occasion. But this summer Nana is coming to California because Tata, beloved husband and abuelo, has died. Amada and her five brothers hope to cheer her up with a surprise-a coop full of fluffy yellow chicks, just like the ones Nana raised with Tata in Mexico. But no matter how hard everyone tries to make Nana feel better, it seems like nothing can bring a smile to her face. That is, until one day the chicks reveal a surprise of their own.Award-winning author Amada Irma Pérez gently explores universal themes of family, love, loss, and memory in this third collaboration with artist Maya Christina Gonzalez, whose bold and beautiful collage paintings leap from the page. Nana's Big Surprise offers comfort, feathers, and even laughter to readers of all ages.

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Amada Perez
Amada Irma Pérez is a third-grade teacher in Oxnard, California, and a leading advocate of programs encouraging multicultural understanding. Like many of her students, Amada Irma was born in Mexico and came to the United States as a young child. My Very Own Room is based on her own family story. She lives with her family in Ventura, California. Maya Christina Gonzalez is a widely exhibited artist renowned for her vivid imagery of strong women and girls. She has illustrated nearly twenty children's books, and her artwork has appeared on the cover of Contemporary Chicano/a Art. My Colors, My World was the first book Maya both wrote and illustrated. Books that Maya illustrated include Laughing Tomatoes, From the Bellybutton of the Moon, and Angels Ride Bikes. She lives and plays in San Francisco, California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780892393077
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Children's Book Press (CA)
Publication date
May 20, 2014
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV039250 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
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