Friday, July 8, 2011

Dear Primo

Tonatiuh, D. (2010). Dear primo: A letter to my cousin. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Exposition: Charlie and Carlitos are cousins.  Charlie lives in America, in a large city.  Carlitos lives in Mexico, more in the country.  The two boys are exchanging letters.

Conflict: Charlie and Carlitos live very different lives.

Rising Action: The boys compare homes, schools, food, recess, and after-school activities.

Climax: The boys compare holidays and family traditions at holidays.

Falling Action: They have to stop writing and go to bed.

Resolution: They both realize that they should visit each other.

The illustrations are okay.  They are very simple, and naive as though a child drew them.  They do reinforce the text, and Spanish words are provided.

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