My Own True Name
Publication Information
Author:  Mora, Pat	Illustrator:
Title:  My Own True Name	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Pinata Books	City:  Houston, TX
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  1-55885-292-1
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    bilingual, poetry
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
This partially bilingual collection of uniformly thoughtful and accessible poems includes many verse forms.
Teaching Ideas:
This book provides a wonderful "way in" to Spanish and Mexican American culture. ESOL students can read poems as a transition to English. Readers who loved Tomas and the Library Lady, a story by Pat Mora, will not want to miss the poem "Tomas Riviera." The book could be used in a text set on migrant workers with Children of the Dust Bowl, The Circuit, Calling All Doves, and Out of the Dump. While the geographical connections and historical references are not the focus of the book, they can be exploited in the classroom. Readers interested in learning more about the author should look at the web site www.patmora.com.
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Ethnic Groups > Mexican-American Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > imagination Literature and Language > figurative language > metaphor Social Studies > sociology > social issues > immigration Family Family > family heritage Literature and Language > poetry

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