Primary level
Genre: Multicultural/Fiction - The picturebook uses the art in the picture to tell a story that reflects the Mexican culture. The characters are believable and is set in the real world.
Illustrations- The vibrant colors evoke feelings of happiness and security that comes with loved ones. The lines give the illustrations a dimensional look to resemble real people and objects.
The multicultural story tells a the significance a rebozo has to the Mexican heritage. A rebozo is a Mexican shawl worn by Latina women in various ways. The robozo is symbolization of Mexican identity.
Reader Response Questions- What is the silliest thing you can do with a rebozo?
What is the most practical?
Does anyone have a robozo, or know someone who has a robozo?
Activity Connections-
Students can create a picture story about them and their family. They must pick one item that is important to their family heritage. Each page needs to have one or two sentences to support the story.
The students can use a graphic organizer to answer following question
What was the story about?
Why do you think the author wrote the book?
How do you feel when you see the illustrations?
Personal Response- The author Carmen Tafolla is a Mexican-American poet who lives in my city, San Antonio. She is a poet, writer, teacher, educational consultant and is internationally known for her work. Her writing respectfully and accurately depicts the Mexican heritage.
References
Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Tafolla, C., Córdova, A., Hernández, A., & Tafolla, C. (2009). What can you do with a rebozo? Berkeley: Tricycle Press.
Texas
Archival Resources Online [Advertisement]. (n.d.). Retrieved February
7, 2018, from
https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00258/lac-00258.html
What
Can You Do with a Rebozo? [Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved February
7, 2018, from
https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view/9781582462707
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