Shake It, Morena!: and Other Folklore From Puerto Rico
Written by: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Illustrated by: Lulu Delacre
Published by The Millbrook Press in Brookfield, Connecticut in 2002
ISBN: 0-7613-1910-7
Genres: Picture Book, Informational Text
Reading Level: Grade 4
Activity Level: Grade 2
Summary: This book is a collection of folklore from Puerto Rico. It includes songs, riddles, stories, snacks, and math lessons in both English and Spanish. This collection is from the author's personal experiences as a child who grew up in Puerto Rico. Each page has a new idea for one of the aforementioned activities and suggestions for and/or information about the activity. In the back of the book there is even sheet music for several of the songs in the book, which the teacher could play on a keyboard or piano while the children sing along!
Response: I really like how this book gives the opportunity to bring the Hispanic culture into the classroom in ways that students can actually learn from it within the curriculum! With nearly all of the book's activities there is an explanation about it that can give teachers and students more information about the culture of Puerto Rico.
The illustrations in this book are done in such a way that they do not disrupt the activities and games in the work, but where they can help explain the activity and show readers illustrations of people doing these activities. Most of the time these illustrations are not full pages of color, like in some books, but, rather, they are done on white backgrounds with vibrant colors just to keep the lessons interesting enough for the reader to want to turn the page.
Teaching Connections: I think this would be a great book to use with second graders because at that age they are interested many things, cultures includes, and they love to run and jump and be active, so these songs and games would be great for them. As the author suggests, the activities in this book can be implemented into the math, social studies, science, writing, reading, and physical education parts of the curriculum. A teacher could teach a little about culture in general and then, more specifically, about Puerto Rican culture. The latter of which could be done solely through her choosing of several of the activities to do with her students throughout the week. It might also be fun to find books like this from other cultures, if there are any, and use them as part of an entire cultural unit!
What Students Learn: From this book and the activities within, students learn about culture and, more specifically, the culture of Puerto Ricans and how their culture is similar and different from our own.
Image Retrieved From: http://www.childrensbookguild.org/images/delarce_shake.jpg
Written by: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Illustrated by: Lulu Delacre
Published by The Millbrook Press in Brookfield, Connecticut in 2002
ISBN: 0-7613-1910-7
Genres: Picture Book, Informational Text
Reading Level: Grade 4
Activity Level: Grade 2
Summary: This book is a collection of folklore from Puerto Rico. It includes songs, riddles, stories, snacks, and math lessons in both English and Spanish. This collection is from the author's personal experiences as a child who grew up in Puerto Rico. Each page has a new idea for one of the aforementioned activities and suggestions for and/or information about the activity. In the back of the book there is even sheet music for several of the songs in the book, which the teacher could play on a keyboard or piano while the children sing along!
Response: I really like how this book gives the opportunity to bring the Hispanic culture into the classroom in ways that students can actually learn from it within the curriculum! With nearly all of the book's activities there is an explanation about it that can give teachers and students more information about the culture of Puerto Rico.
The illustrations in this book are done in such a way that they do not disrupt the activities and games in the work, but where they can help explain the activity and show readers illustrations of people doing these activities. Most of the time these illustrations are not full pages of color, like in some books, but, rather, they are done on white backgrounds with vibrant colors just to keep the lessons interesting enough for the reader to want to turn the page.
Teaching Connections: I think this would be a great book to use with second graders because at that age they are interested many things, cultures includes, and they love to run and jump and be active, so these songs and games would be great for them. As the author suggests, the activities in this book can be implemented into the math, social studies, science, writing, reading, and physical education parts of the curriculum. A teacher could teach a little about culture in general and then, more specifically, about Puerto Rican culture. The latter of which could be done solely through her choosing of several of the activities to do with her students throughout the week. It might also be fun to find books like this from other cultures, if there are any, and use them as part of an entire cultural unit!
What Students Learn: From this book and the activities within, students learn about culture and, more specifically, the culture of Puerto Ricans and how their culture is similar and different from our own.
Image Retrieved From: http://www.childrensbookguild.org/images/delarce_shake.jpg
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