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    The Skirt

    5.0 1

    by Gary Soto, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator), Soto Gary


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    (Reprint)

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    • ISBN-13: 9780440409243
    • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
    • Publication date: 04/28/1997
    • Edition description: Reprint
    • Pages: 80
    • Sales rank: 55,453
    • Product dimensions: 5.19(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.21(d)
    • Lexile: 540L (what's this?)
    • Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
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    Miata has left the beautiful folklórico skirt her mother wore in Mexico on the bus. She was going to wear the skirt on Sunday when her dance group performed folklórico. Can Miata and her friend Ana rescue the precious skirt in time? A warm-hearted story about a contemporary Mexican-American family.

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    Light, easy reading . . . offering readers a cast and situations with which to identify, whatever their own ethnic origins.”—The Bulletin

    “A light, engaging narrative that successfully combines information on Hispanic culture with familiar and recognizable childhood themes.”
    —School Library Journal

    Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
    Described by PW as a ``spunky and imaginative'' heroine, Miata comes up with a clever plan to retrieve her beloved folklorico dance skirt. Ages 7-10. (May)
    School Library Journal
    Gr 3-5-- Miata Ramirez has a problem that will strike a chord with many children: she forgets things. This particular Friday afternoon, she has left her folkl orico skirt on the school bus, and she is supposed to dance in it on Sunday. She sees no alternative but to break into the bus and retrieve it. So, dragging along her shy friend, Ana, that is exactly what she does. This is a light, engaging narrative that successfully combines information on Hispanic culture with familiar and recognizable childhood themes. The San Joaquin Valley, California, setting is realistically drawn, and the closeness of Miata's family is reassuring. A fine read-aloud and discussion starter, this story blends cultural differences with human similarities to create both interest and understanding. --Ann Welton, Thomas Academy, Kent,
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