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Title: Gold Coin, The by Alma Flor Ada, Bernice Randall, Neil Waldman ISBN: 0-689-71793-8 Publisher: Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Beautiful Moral
Comment: The Gold Coin is the story of Juan, a thief of experience, and his journey to find an old woman who gives away gold coins. In his quest to find her to steal away her assumed riches, Juan is forced to experience the helpfulness of strangers, depend on their kindness and enjoy with them the feeling of an honest day's labor. By the end of his travels, he has been transformed by the goodness of the people he has met. When he finally comes face to face with the woman he had intended to rob, he is a different person. Instead of taking her gold, Juan offers to mend her roof. He learns that giving to others allows him to feel rich. The Gold Coin is a great story to read aloud. It is warm and inspiring.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Gold Coin: a treasure to read.
Comment: Alma Flor Ada is an author who writes both in Spanish and English. Her work focuses on action over description. Her communication of the values and qualities of the culture in which she immerses her readers makes her books notable. The Gold Coin tells of a man who is twisted in body and spirit until he is transformed by honest hard work, and caring decent people. The reader is introduced to an inspirational character, Dona Josefa. Although the thief doesn't meet her until the end of the story, it is her model of goodness that shines throughout the story. The illustrations admirably reflect the changes the thief undergoes as his body becomes straighter and his face less pale and angry. There are many surprises seeded throughout the story and the ending is wonderfully satisfying. Although this is an original tale, the writing has the flavor of a folktale and the culture and landscape of Central America are authentically portrayed.
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Title: Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada, Simon Silva ISBN: 0688139035 Publisher: RAYO Pub. Date: 28 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt ISBN: 0374480095 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 01 November, 1985 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor ISBN: 014034893X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Cuadros de familia / Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza, Rosalma Zubizarreta ISBN: 0892391081 Publisher: Children's Book Press Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez ISBN: 0698114124 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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