Mora, Pat. 2006. Ill. Cushman, Doug. !Miramaba! New York, NY: Clarion Books. ISBN 0-618-19453-3
Plot Summary: Once a year, at night when the zoo keepers are asleep the animals get together and have a party.
Critical Analysis:
The story is so much fun to read silently and orally to a group. The illustrations are bright, colorful and full of details. Each page focuses on a different letter of the alphabet and has a variety of animals. Mora uses Spanish words that are similar in spelling to the same word in English. She is very clever in the use of them and those words are in a different color to make them more visable to the reader. Within some of the illustrations other Spanish words are placed, adding more of a "Spanish lesson" for readers.
At the end of the book she provides as translation and pronunciation guide for readers. Mora has an illustration of the animal, the word, the phonetic spelling and the English word. This is a wealth of information for readers, both young and old.
Review Excerpts:
"This infectiously cheerful alphabet book includes both Spanish and English animal names(that are easily recognizable in both languages)." School Library Journal
Connections:
www.patmora.com
This site has wonderful information about Pat Mora, her books, appearances, and ideas for using her books in the classroom or library.
Uno Dos, Tres/One, Two, Three by Pat Mora
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