Omar S. CastañedaKirja-arvosteluja

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I liked this book for two reasons. First, I liked the book because of the plot. Abuela’s Weave is about a girl, Esperanza, and her grandmother. Esperanza knows that they must sell the items they weave in order to help her family; the problem is that she must go with her grandmother. Her grandmother, however, has a big birth mark on her face. Afraid that people may not want to buy anything from the family, the grandmother stands from a distance. The plot of the story is that Esperanza must walk the streets feeling alone in a big crowed market. When she finds a place for her items, she looks all around to see that the other people are also selling beautiful items. She then sees that people start to buy from her. The thing that catches people’s attention from Esperanza’s items are the elaborate weaving. She is glad her grandmother taught her how to weave. Second, I liked the illustrations. On each page you can see the vibrant colors and patterns that many indigenous native use. You can see why the people at the market bought things from Esperanza. It has many bright purples, reds, and blues. The message of this book is to never doubt your skills. Skills are passed down from generations to generations.

This book is about a young girl named Esperanza and her Abuela. They are weaving blankets for a festival and the big idea of the story is patience is virtue. I liked this book because of the descriptive language. The author wrote the story in English but weaved in some Spanish words as well. For example, "Esperanza, however, wore her favorite huipil: it was a white blouse with red, blue, and green threads in a rectangular collar." I also really liked the characters. I felt as though they were well developed and believable. The plot was also really organized and well paced.

This book did a fantastic job sharing the message that hard work pays off while introducing Guatemalan culture. This story did this through the eyes of a little girl as she follows her grandmother making weaves to sell at the local market. Castaneda did a fantastic job sharing details about Esperanza’s culture and including Spanish terms throughout the book. Sanchez created many beautiful images to showcase the stunning weaves and scenery. I think this book would be great for older elementary students beginning to learn about culture.

Esperanza's Abuela, her grandmother, is unmatched in her skill in weaving traditional Mayan tapestries. She has shared her gift with her granddaughter, and now they plan to sell their goods at the market. However, the birthmark on Abuela's face may scare customers away. So Esperanza must cope with the city streets and find buyers alone. This is a touching story of personal growth and family pride is illustrated with authentic Guatemalan scenery that gives life to the country's radiant landscape and bustling city streets. I liked this book because the author did a good job of properly representing the culture and its many colors (because he grew up there). The big idea of this book is to teach students about modern Mayan culture in Guatemala which I believe the other did well.

I enjoyed Abuela’s Weave by Omar Castaneda. This story sends a lovely message that hard work pays off; this book also demonstrates the importance of family and community. Esperanza and her grandmother worked all day every day on their weavings for months. They feared machine made goods would affect their business, but they sold everything. The two women had a very strong connection that everyone longs for.

This book was fun to read for many reasons. One thing I really enjoyed was reading about Esperanza’s culture in Guatemala. The author did a good job incorporating some Spanish terms into the book for English readers. For example, I learned huipiles are woven blouses worn commonly by women in central America. The story also taught me about the famous street markets that take place in Parque Central. Hundreds of people take a bus into the city to these markets to buy or sell goods. The illustrations of happy people at the market showed me a strong sense of community that exists.

I really enjoy the layout of the book too. The text boxes are bordered with gorgeous patterns like those of the weaves. The colors and designs are so beautiful that they make me want to buy one of Esperanza and her grandmother’s weaves myself. The book would be interesting for children of all cultures to read.

A little girl and her grandmother make beautiful clothing and tapestries to sell at a city market. The grandmother used to sell her goods on her own until some children started a rumor about her being a witch because of the birthmark on her face. The grandmother has the little girl go to the market to sell the goods by herself while the grandma hides in the shadows. By the end, all the goods sold and the grandmother revealed herself.
Ages: 5-7
Source: Teaching Strategies Gold Boxed Curriculum

what a wonderful story about a girl, esperanza and her grandmother making beautiful clothes and blankets to go sell at the market. The story is beautifully described in detail about Abuelas life and growing up in the country and it is displayed in their works. However, abuela has a mark on her face and does not wish to be seen by others so esperanza must be brave and do it alone. will she make the money for her family and sell everything or will the other vendors with beautiful trinkets and clothes outsell her? will abuela get over her fear and come to the market? Yes! their incredible handcrafted hard work pays off. It shows bravery to children as well as knowledge about how some things are made at home and not in a factory.

What a lovely story about grandma and Esperanza! This book reminded me of living with my grandma. She lived in the country where there are few TV in the village. I did a lot of things with her. I love the way Esperanza care for her grandma that she has a mark on her face and not being comfortable being out there where a lot of people. This book continually teaches me about how to overcome fears and worries. I like the ending when their work was recognized.
I will read this book with the Pre K- Kindergarten
Source: FP ELC Reading Book Collection (Teaching Strategies Gold)

It is about a girl and her grandmother that weave together. They were outsiders and people didn't want to help them. Until they saw the work they could do weaving. Then they were there to help them out.

Cute little kids book which actually made little to no sense. The pictures were great and the story was cute not something my nephew would want to hear again!

I think is a great book for teaching kids about another culture. I absolutely loved it. I think that this is a really great book for ESL students, but for any kid in general to teach them about a different culture.

This book is about a grandma teaching her grand-daughter how to weave and they would take it and go sell at the market. I liked this book because it showed how beautiful their weaving were and it was a good book to read. grade level would be 2-3 grade.

Summary: Story of Guatemalan grandmother teaching her granddaughter how to weave.
Teaching: For ESL I would use this to introduce different Hispanic cultures along with their traditions and language. It may be used as whole class reading.

This was a sweet story about a Guatemalan grandma teaching her granddaughter to weave for the purpose of selling wares at the market. The pictures were very folk-tale like and Spanish folk art looking. It was a too long for young readers.

This is a beautifully illustrated picture book about a grandmother and granddaughter. It contains many terms used in Guatemala and would be great to use in a Spanish class with young children.

This was a sweet story about a Guatemalan grandma teaching her granddaughter to weave for the purpose of selling wares at the market. The pictures were very folk-tale like and Spanish folk art looking. It was a too long for young readers.

In this story set in Guatemala, Esperanza and her grandmother still weave their wares by hand while most families have switched to commercial made fabrics. Esperanza and her grandma are working on a special project for the upcoming fiesta market. When they go to the village, though, Abuela wraps herself up in a black cloak and walks far behind Esperanza - the year before, people had been wary of her birthmark, and she doesn't want to scare away sales. Esperanza is on her own.

Frightened and overwhelmed by all the factory made goods, she is sure no one will even notice her. But when she hangs their special project - a beautiful tapestry depicting the history of Guatemala - the villagers do notice, and flock around her. Soon, all her goods are sold, with promises made to bring more next weekend.

Two aspects of this picture book are striking. One is the use of beautiful illustrations. The varied colors of every picture reflect the vivid tapestries, and in every drawing are Guatemalan inspired symbols that are worked in to the page in various ways. The second thing that captivated me was the subtle message of the story. Abuela hides herself from the world because of her stigma, her birthmark that some call witch craft, and this separates her from her family. At the end of this tale, as the people warm up to Esperanza, Abuela quietly rejoins her granddaughter and removes her cloak. Though the author does not mention this in the text, the story itself and the drawings indicate that people are learning to look beneath the surface and accept Abuela, just as they are accepting these exquisitely made tapestries. A lovely message in a lovely story.

The loving relationship between Esperanza and her grandmother is wonderfully developed and the daily life of the indigenous Guatemalans is very well done. The bright and bold colors accurately capture the artistry of the weavers and the culture.

I liked this book. The little girl isn't sure people will like her grandmothers handmade goods when there are modern goods at the market, but the hard work she and her grandma put in pays off when they sell out all their wares.

It could be used in curriculum about traditional arts and crafts in Latin American countries.

In Abuela's Weave, a girl and her abuela (grandmother) weave a blanket by hand. When abuela sends the girl to the market alone, the girl wonders how she will get a good price when there is sure to be many factory made blankets at the market. The girl does get a good price and appreciates her family traditions even more.
I love the relationship between the girl and her abuela. I really like the traditions that are being kept and passed along.
I would use this book to ask the students what traditions their families have and who taught them to them. I would also use this book to explore the latino culture.

This is a good book to read to kids to teach them about a different culture and to show them the bond between a grandmother and her grandaughter. I think kids of all ages would like this book.

This is the story of a young girl and her grandmother. It starts with them working together to make a wonderful blanket. The granddaughter had to go to the market in Guatamala alone, and sell the items her grandmother and she worked very hard on. She was worried that her family's items wouuld not sell compared to the machine made merchandise, but it does.

This is a neat story about the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. It also shows the importance of family tradition and the wonderful things that can be done when you work hard. It is a fun story about the market places of Guatamala too.

I could go over this story before a Social Studies unit for different areas of the world. It would be neat to have the kids compare this story to something their family does, whatever traditions they have in their family, or their family history. It would be fun to see what the different students had to say.

A good book to teach students about different cultures and diversity. It shows the bond between a grandmother and her grandaughter. It tells about Hispanic culture. I would use this for 3rd-5th grade.

it was a great book about the bonding between a grandmother and a granddaughter from Guatemala. I would definitely suggest it to someone who is teaching children about cultural diversity.