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By the Same Author:
Calling the Doves/ El Canto de Las Palomas. Juan Felipe Herrera and Elly Simmons.
The Upside Down Boy/ El Niño de Cabeza. Juan Felipe Herrera and Elizabeth Gomez.
Featuring Mexican Folk Art:
Family Pictures/ Cuadernos de Familia. Carmen Lomas Garza.
In My Family/ En Mi Familia. Carmen Lomas Garza.
Books About Flea Markets:
Bunting, Eve. Market Day. HarperCollins, 1996.
Ehlert, Lois. Market Day. Harcourt, 2000.
Lewin, Ted. Market. Lothrop Lee & Shepard,1996.
Tabor, Nancy Maria Grande. A Taste of the Mexican Market/ El Gusto del Mercado Mexicano. Scott Foresman, 1996.
Books About Recycling:
Gibbons, Gail. Recycle! Little Brown & Co., 1996.
Showers, Paul. Where Does the Garbage Go? Scott Foresman,1994.
Heilman, Joan Rattner. Tons of Trash: Why You Should Recycle and What Happens When You Do. Avon, 1992.
Websites:
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http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/webzine/ Featuring the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection of art by Latino artists, ¡del Corazón! is an interactive, educational webzine for teachers and students.
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http://www.thebrogan.org/folkart/ The page for the museum exhibit, Hecho A Mano: Mexican Folk Art has useful information about types of Mexican folk art, resources for teachers, and activity suggestions.
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http://www.moifa.org/past/RecycledReSeen/RRtempindex.html The online exhibit, Recycled, Reseen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap, features pictures of outstanding folk art made from reused materials.
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http://www.cln.org/themes/recycle.html The Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Theme Page provides links to a wide range of lesson plans appropriate for elementary grades.
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Please share your own ideas for how to use Grandma and Me at the Flea/ Los Meros Meros Remateros in the classroom. We'll be pleased to post your work on the web site for other teachers to use. Email us your lesson plans at educators@childrensbookpress.org.
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