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This bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries.
Margaret speaks English but not Spanish. Margarita speaks Spanish but not English. Can they still play? Of course they can! Join two girls who aren't about to let anything spoil their fun.
Lynn Reiser's Margaret and Margarita/Margarita y Margaret has been used by generations of young learners. As a five-star review from a teacher put it: "I would say this book is a MUST for bilingual classrooms."
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Margaret and Margarita Margarita Y Margaret Margaret speaks English but not Spanish. Margarita speaks Spanish but not English. Can they still play? Of course they can! Join two robust girls who aren't about to let anything spoil their fun.
Reviews (6)
Horn Book Review
Through a clever page design, English and Spanish interact with each other in the picture book -- an innovative concept for bilingual reading. However, the didactic intention overshadows the story of two little girls' encounter in the park, weakening its narrative interest. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
On the left, Margaret (carrying toy rabbit Susan) and her mother come to the park, though the child protests that ``There is no one to play with''; on the right are Margarita, her mother, and a cat named Susana holding the identical conversation--in Spanish. They meet, and while the mothers (assuming that their language difference is a barrier) sit facing outward on the same bench, the little girls gesture, converse, and play with their toys, each picking up a few words of the other's language and parting as friends--with the mothers now smiling at each other. Constructed with unusual imagination and care, a bilingual story that makes a perfect first bridge from either language to the other, with simple but expressive art that will help define the words for new readers. (Picture book. 3-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 5-8. Margaret unwillingly goes to the park with her mother, and Margarita (also unwillingly) goes to the park with hers. The two little girls meet, and although their mothers are dismayed that neither speaks the other's language (Margaret speaks English, and Margarita speaks Spanish), the two girls communicate with each other very well, trading words and information in both English and Spanish. Reiser's watercolor-and-ink illustrations show the pleasant interaction between the girls as they get to know each other and, in the end, understand the Spanish and English words for friend. This is a well-conceived, well-executed bilingual picture book with a narrative that does more than serve as a vehicle for a language lesson. A valuable addition to school and public libraries. ~--Janice Del Negro
Horn Book Review
Through a clever page design, English and Spanish interact with each other in the picture book -- an innovative concept for bilingual reading. However, the didactic intention overshadows the story of two little girls' encounter in the park, weakening its narrative interest. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
On the left, Margaret (carrying toy rabbit Susan) and her mother come to the park, though the child protests that ``There is no one to play with''; on the right are Margarita, her mother, and a cat named Susana holding the identical conversation--in Spanish. They meet, and while the mothers (assuming that their language difference is a barrier) sit facing outward on the same bench, the little girls gesture, converse, and play with their toys, each picking up a few words of the other's language and parting as friends--with the mothers now smiling at each other. Constructed with unusual imagination and care, a bilingual story that makes a perfect first bridge from either language to the other, with simple but expressive art that will help define the words for new readers. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Ages 5-8. Margaret unwillingly goes to the park with her mother, and Margarita (also unwillingly) goes to the park with hers. The two little girls meet, and although their mothers are dismayed that neither speaks the other's language (Margaret speaks English, and Margarita speaks Spanish), the two girls communicate with each other very well, trading words and information in both English and Spanish. Reiser's watercolor-and-ink illustrations show the pleasant interaction between the girls as they get to know each other and, in the end, understand the Spanish and English words for friend. This is a well-conceived, well-executed bilingual picture book with a narrative that does more than serve as a vehicle for a language lesson. A valuable addition to school and public libraries. (Reviewed Sept. 15, 1993)0688122396Janice Del Negro
