About this title: Young Francisco just moved to the United States from Mexico, and doesn't speak any English. During his first year of school, he's unable to understand the words that pour from his teacher's lips. Confused and isolated, he finds comfort in a creature that lives in the classroom--a caterpillar kept in a jar. In order to understand how it transforms into a beautiful butterfly, with wings as smooth and soft as plush velvet, Francisco tries to study butterfly books. Soon, a metamorphosis takes place within Francisco, too. With lush color illustrations throughout. This book is based on the author's ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sandpiper
Date Published: 2000-09-26
ISBN-13:9780618070367ISBN:0618070362
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sandpiper
Date Published: 2000-09-26
ISBN-13:9780618070367ISBN:0618070362
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Child
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780395917381ISBN:0395917387
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Silva, Simon, and Silva, Simin. Good. Library binding. Cloth over boards. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0618070362 clean inside-cover shows minor wear, tight spine books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 0618070362 some wear to covers and edges, some scuffing books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: New. 0618070362 Brand New! Great Gift, Fast Shipping! books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 38. This moving story of a Spanish-speaking child surviving his first year in school touches the heart. It also dramatically reminds us that if we are to save the children, the schools must nurture the childís language. The book addresses so many of the transformations in the life of a young bicultural, bilingual child. In this colorful and refreshing childrenís book, English is flavored with Spanish and Latinos present positive and generous role models. This is a ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780618073177ISBN:0618073175
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Silva, Simon, and Silva, Simin. New. Text in English, Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Silva, Simon. New. Text in English, Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
"About being the odd one out and trying to adapt or just make it though. Good for me to read as someone who often teaches bilingual or English language learners and who also loves butterflies."
"I really didn't like the message sent by this book. I read many books on immigration to my students. One of the themes I want them to understand is that life in America can be hard. And life is hard for Francisco, the main character of this story. He has few friends, is part of a school that favors English immersion and is bullied by the most popular boy in school. In the end, he wins a prize for his picture, which the bully admires. Francisco then gives the picture to the bully and you get the impression that now they are friends. I don't like that the ending is framed so as to seem positive. I can't imagine that the kind of boy who'd beat up someone who is different would really complement Francisco on his artwork and want to be friends. I do find Francisco's relinquishment of his prize work to be realistic, but not as an "olive branch" scenario."
"This is taken from his larger book "the circuit". To be honest, I did not get the message of 'the transformation in the life of a young bicultural, bilingual child...'. To me, this was a story of a young child struggling in a school that could/would not provide bilingual teaching or ESL. This poor child wasted a whole year in first grade - I realize that at the time, the point was to immerse the child in English so that they would learn English faster, however, the social isolation and the student's ability to transcend is what captured me."
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