| The Rainbow Tulip Contributor(s): Mora, Pat (Author), Sayles, Elizabeth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142500097 ISBN-13: 9780142500095 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May parade, and Stella wants her tulip costume to be special, even if she won't look like the other girls at school. Sometimes being different can be exciting. This touching story that celebrates diversity is based on author Pat Mora's mother's childhood and is brought to life by Elizabeth Sayles's evocative paintings. Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98015868 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 1.66" W x 9.55" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Event - Holiday - Chronological Period - 1920's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34645 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May parade, and Stella wants her tulip costume to be special, even if she won't look like the other girls at school. Sometimes being different can be exciting. This touching story that celebrates diversity is based on author Pat Mora's mother's childhood and is brought to life by Elizabeth Sayles's evocative paintings. Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles. |