Tortilla Factory, The |
Publication Information
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Author: Paulsen, Gary |
Illustrator: Paulsen, Ruth |
Title: Tortilla Factory, The |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Harcourt Brace |
City: Orlando, FL |
ISBN, paperback: 0-15-292876-6 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
easy reading, nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
This very simple text describes the process for making tortillas, from planting to preparation to eating for the strength to plant, etc. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers may want to use this book for copy change activities in which learners develop their own cycles for some other food. The process of developing such a simple picture book might be an interesting focus for discussion; learners might consider how Paulsen selected information to go in the book. The book can belong in units about Latino/a life, food, agriculture, or economics. |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Copy Change
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
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