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Resources for Parents & Educators

About the author

Pat Mora’s website: http://www.patmora.com/

Read a letter from Pat, look at her family photos, find Día de los Niños ideas, and learn about her books.
Reading Rockets: Video interview with Pat Mora: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/mora

Watch a video interview with Pat Mora, or read the transcript.
¡Colorín Colorado!: http://www.colorincolorado.org/leer/autores/mora

Visit the Reading Rockets website in Spanish.

Tomás and the Library Lady

Childsplay's production of Tomás and the Library Lady: http://www.childsplaynationaltour.org/

Read a review and learn more about the play. A preview guide and student activity guide are also available.

About the Illustrator

Rafael López's website: http://www.rafaellopez.com/

Learn a little about Rafael López and view his artwork.

Día de los Niños

American Library Association’s Celebrating Día website: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/diadelosninos/diaresources/diaresources.htm

Check out the Día fact sheet and planning resources.
Lee & Low Booktalk with Pat Mora for National Poetry Month and Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros: http://www.leeandlow.com/booktalk/mora.html

Includes more Día ideas and a poem from Pat to celebrate Día de los Niños.

Reading Resources

Reading Is Fundamental: Parents: http://www.rif.org/parents/

Includes articles and activities to help motivate kids to read.
Reading Is Fundamental: ¡Leamos en familia!: http://www.rif.org/leer/index_flash.mspx

This bilingual site gives suggestions for families to read, sing and share stories together.

Poetry

About.com Elementary Educators Online Project Center: Writing Haiku: http://k6educators.about.com/library/blhaiku.htm

Provides a lesson plan for writing haiku poetry.
Haiku for People: http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/

Learn how to write haiku and find examples of haiku poems.

Food

The Food Timeline: http://www.foodtimeline.org/

Provides food facts and recipes from ancient times to today.
Pacific Science Center’s Nutrition Café Game: http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/

Play games to boost your nutrition knowledge.

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