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Bilingual Christmas Story + A Giveaway

I've been looking for a good story about Christmas to share for quite a few weeks.  Most of the books I've received were either too religious for use in public school classrooms or didn't seem like they'd inspire students.  But then, I received a review copy of Xavier Garza's Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid… Continue reading Bilingual Christmas Story + A Giveaway

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Yes, students CAN publish their writing in two languages!

“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.”  -- Joseph Joubert When I was at NCTE less than three months I was captivated with the bilingual picture book, Si, Se Puede! / Yes We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A., written by Diana Cohn and illustrated by Francisco… Continue reading Yes, students CAN publish their writing in two languages!