Estela's Swap

by Alexis O'Neill

Other authorsEnrique O. Sanchez (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2007

Status

Available

Collection

Description

A young Mexican American girl accompanies her father to a swap meet, where she hopes to sell her music box for money for dancing lessons.

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Estella goes to a swap meet hoping to make money for ballet lessons by selling her music box. She befriends a paper flower merchant who's flowers get ruined by a gust of wind that tipped over her tent. The flower merchant says it will take her all week to make new flowers for the next market, so
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Estella decides to give her the music box to listen too as she makes her flowers. In return, the flower merchant gives her a beautiful skirt for dancing.
Ages: 5-7
Source: Teaching Strategies Gold Boxed Curriculum
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Publication

Lee & Low Books (2007), 32 pages

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 8.42 inches

ISBN

1600602533 / 9781600602535
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