pickReview: Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, 2016, is a realistic fiction book about a young Colombian girl struggling to find the motivation to learn English.
Blurb: I would use this book with ESL students or students who English isn't their first language, they would be able to relate and reflect on their own struggles with learning a new language. The illustrations and word placement are great too!
Quote: “Hard enough to send it across the field!“
“Maybe its time to go back to Colombia and ask Lucas what he thinks about that.”
I read the whole book and I can honestly say the colorful illustrations are the best! I also love how at the end she didnt think it was a bad idea to learn english anymore because it helped her learn her passion for traveling and being able to make a lot of new friends with speaking two different languages!
pickJuana and Lucas by Juana Medina, published in 2016 was an adorable short chapter book to read. This book is about a young girl and her everyday life of learning to speak English because she is not from the US. Alongside her is her dog (best friend) Lucas. And Lucas always knows how to cheer her up. This book also honestly portrays the life for todays children. Juana had such a rough first day of school because of different incidents, relatable!
I liked this whole page a lot because it‘s explaining her town of bogota, and later in the book there‘s more pages like this but explaining things like why her best friend is awesome. I like that it‘s normalizing different cultures
I would use this book when learning about different cultures or if the children learn spanish. it does a great job of using spanish during english sentences but with words that sound similar to english
pickThis a contemporary realistic fiction book. This portrays perfectly the life of children becuase it‘s about juanas day to day life. this would be a great option to read to children. This was a chapter book that I read the whole book to count it as 5 books
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I'm having way too much fun picking out books for the munchkin & I to read together at bedtime. 🤗
I wonder which one she'll pick for us to start with tonight...🤔
pick#ucflae3414f17 this RF by Juana Medina is a great story about a young girl living in Bogatá, Colombia. She loves many things, but she is not a very big fan of school—especially learning English. However, she soon finds out that she is going on a trip where she will have to understand the language. This Pura Belpre award winner is a great addition to 2nd and 3rd grade classroom libraries. The teaching strategy I chose to use is Partner Reading.
pickJuana and Lucas tells the story of a Baby panthers on the prowl. 👀 girl living in Bogota Colombia. Winner of the 2017 Pura Belpre award, this book gives us insight on Juana‘s struggle to learn English. Her family is going on a trip and she is told that in order to go, she will have to be able to speak English, which brings her to the realization that she might need this unlikely skill after all.
Juana & Lucas is a realistic fiction book picture that is written and illustrated by Juana Medina. This picture book has won the Pura Belpre Award and the best teaching strategy is RA because it would be easier for students to stay connected to the text. This picture book is about Juana who loves many things, but her favorite things is her dog Lucas. #ucflae3414f17 https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=51267&a=1 (the link provides activities)
pick“Juana and Lucas” written and illustrated by Juana Medina is a Pura Belpre award winning children‘s literature book. This sweet story goes through the life of a little girl named Juana who is living in Colombia and finds the importance in learning the complicated language of English. The following website provides free teacher resources and lesson plans for the book after it has been read aloud:
pickJuana & Lucas is a great book for transfer students trying to fit in with english language speakers. Written and illustrated by Juana Medina. This is a realistic fixtion book about her life and her mission to learn english before visiting the USA. It has won the Pura Belpre award. This is a great addition to a classroom library. ESOL strategy: 30 and UDL: 2.1
pickA fun book about a Colombian girl wondering why she needs to learn English. Her introductions of her community of people, from her aunt who loves music to the grocers, make this book special. #CampReadALot #WeNeedDiverseBooks
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We just started reading this tonight and we all ❤️ Juana. And now I want to visit Bogotá too.
This was also 2017's Pura Belpré author winner for a book representing the Latinx experience.
Winner of the 2017 Pura Belpre award -- honoring a Latino author whose books best portray, affirm and celebrate Latino culture and experience.
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