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Abuela's Weave
Abuela's Weave
| TITLE: Abuela's Weave | AUTHOR: Castaneda, Omar S. | ILLUSTRATOR: Sanchez, Enrique O. |
| PUBLISHER: Lee and Low Books, Inc. | |
| PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York | COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993 |
| ISBN: 84460946 | PRICE: $15.00 |
| CULTURAL GROUP: Hispanic | THEME: Grandparents |
| SYNOPSIS: A young Guatemalan girl and her grandmother grow closer as they weave some special creations and then make a trip to the market in hopes of selling them. |
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| CORE BOOK: no | |
| SUBJECT: Social Studies | GRADE: 1 | TOPIC: Families |
| COMMENTS: How young members of a family learn from elders; producers and consumers. |
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| SUBJECT: Math | GRADE: 2, 3 | TOPIC: Creating patterns |
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| SUBJECT: Social Studies | GRADE: 2 | TOPIC: Econ and Me |
| COMMENTS: There is a lesson based on this book in the "Econ and Me" Teacher's Guide. |
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| SUBJECT: Social Studies | GRADE: 3 | TOPIC: Mexico |
| COMMENTS: Compare life in Mexico to life in Guatemala |
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