The way Alma Flor Ada brings together two different cultures in I Love Saturday y domingos is brilliant. There are so many children that come from mixed cultures and it is so important to be able to celebrate the heritage of both. The things I particularly like about this book is it discusses the differences and the special bond she has with each of her grandparents. Even for children who come from families of the same culture, they are going to have a different relationship with each family member. This book shows how wonderful it is to celebrate the differences. I also love how parts of the book are written in Spanish to really bring the language to life and how she would really talk to her grandparents. I was able to connect to the way the grandparents told their family history through stories to her as all of my grandparents have done the same. I feel like my students will be able to have the same connection. I think it will be important for me to stress to the children who do not come from culturally different backgrounds to think about their own family and the different relationships they have within their own family. This will help everyone understand that each family is unique, even their own. This will definitely be an important book to have in my classroom!
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I completely agree with you on the importance of celebrating the heritage of both cultures. We live in a multicultural society and I think it is wonderful to see how children can share the bond of different cultures. I feel it is important to discuss in our classroom the different cultural backgrounds that there are in our own families.
I like what you said about everyone having unique relationships with each person in their family, I agree with that.I also think that each family is also different in their own way and that everyone should be able to be proud of their family.
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