Description
A bilingual book in English and Spanish accompanied by free educational activities to download!
About the authors
Patricia Velasco is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Queens College, and Coordinator of the Bilingual Education Program.
Christine Hélot is emeritus professor of English at the University of Strasbourg, France. She is a specialist of bilingual and multilingual education, language policy and children’s literature. She has published widely in French and English. Marimba is based on a true story told to her by Patricia Velasco.
Antun Kojton was born in Tenejapa, Mexico, into a family with a very traditional and abundant vision of ancestral knowledge, which is why his work delves into the philosophy of his culture. He considers himself a self-taught artist.
Fabrice Jaumont –
A musical journey through immigration and integration. Marimba tells the story of a family from Chiapas who travels through Latin America before arriving in California where they begin to create a new home and live the American Dream. This picture book stands out, not only because it follows an immigrant family’s journey but also because it is bilingual: reading the story in both English and Spanish, readers will also be able to delight in rhythmic prose that sings as much as it reads.