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BarrioGeorge Ancona

Barrio

199848 pages
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5 editions · 2 languages
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Presents life in a barrio in San Francisco, describing the school, recreation, holidays, and family life of an eight-year-old boy who lives there. Welcome to Joseacute's neighborhood. In his barrio, people speak an easy mix of Spanish and English and sometimes even Chinese. The masked revelry of Halloween leads into the festive remembrances of the Day of the Dead. And murals on the walls and buildings sing out the stories of the people who live here. As familiar as any neighborhood yet as strange as a foreign country, Jose's barrio isn't in Mexico or Argentina--it's in San Francisco.…

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5 editions · 2 languages
  • Other · English · 2001
    Tandem Library · 9780613113083
  • Other · English · 1998
    Harcourt Children's Books · 48 pages · 9780152010492
  • Other · English · 1998
    Harcourt Paperbacks · 48 pages · 9780152010485
  • Other · Spanish · 1999
    Tandem Library · 9780613113090
  • Other · Spanish · 1998
    Harcourt Brace · 9780152018085
Mexican American familiesSocial life and customsMexican AmericansJuvenile literatureSpanish language materialsVida social y costumbresMexicano-americanosFamilias mexicano-americanas