MCPS - Global Access

Making Multicultural Connections
Through Trade Books

Too Many Tamales


TITLE: Too Many Tamales
AUTHOR: Soto, Gary
ILLUSTRATOR: Martinez, Ed
PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: New York COPYRIGHT DATE: 1993
ISBN: 399221468 PRICE: $14.95
CULTURAL GROUP: Hispanic THEME: Mothers
SYNOPSIS:
Maria helps to make tamales at Christmas. While doing so, she tries on her mother's wedding ring and it becomes misplaced but not before the children have eaten all the tomales in an effort to find the ring.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS

SUBJECT: Math GRADE: K,1 TOPIC: Counting
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • EARLY MATH (Bright Star Technology) Go to picture of the "bed" to count some sheep.

SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 1 TOPIC: Food
TECHNOLOGY LINK: Use


SUBJECT: Math GRADE: 2, 3 TOPIC: Division
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:

SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Mexico
TECHNOLOGY LINK: Use


SUBJECT: Math GRADE: 4 TOPIC: Fractions
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSON
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • Use KID PIX STUDIO (Broderbund) to find fractions of a set, make shapes, and them divide into parts.

Click on any underlined category to go to the index of that category.

Click here to return to Making Multicultural Connections Home


Last updated on July 15, 1996
Maintained by John L. Day
<jday@umd5.umd.edu>