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Ahora en tapa blanda! Como si ser nueva en los Estados Unidos no fuera ya difcil, el primer da de escuela de Isabella fue cancelado por la nieve!

Un libro ilustrado con el cual nios de 5 a 8 aos se sentirn identificados con temas sobre mudarse, ser el nio nuevo y hacer nuevos amigosen especial inmigrantes recientes.

Now in paperback! As if being new to the United States wasn't hard enough, Isabella's first day of school is canceled due to snow!

A relatable picture book for kids ages 5-8-years-old with themes of moving, being the new kid, and making new friendsbut especially for recent immigrants.

Isabella acaba de llegar de Colombia con su mam y su abuela. Ella extraa a Pap, quien est todava en Amrica del Sur.

Es su primer da de escuela, su da de hacer nuevos amigos, pero cuando las clases son canceladas porque hay mucha nieve, Isabella extraa ms que nunca la clida y verde Colombia. Luego Isabella conoce a Katie y descubre que hacer amigos en el fro, es ms fcil de lo que pensaba!

Una historia dulce que desmitifica el primer da de escuela y el proceso de hacer nuevos amigos.

Isabella has recently arrived from Colombia with her mother and abuela. She misses Papa, who is still in South America.

It's her first day of school, her make-new-friends day, but when classes are canceled because of too much snow, Isabella misses warm, green, Colombia more than ever. Then Isabella meets Katie and finds out that making friends in the cold is easier than she thought!

A sweet story to demystify the first day of school and making new friends.

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In a snowy wintertime, a girl is looking through the window of her new home in the United States, missing her dad and friends who were left behind in Colombia and its warm weather. Despite her sadness, Isabella is eager to meet new friends, so when a neighborhood girl invites her to build a snowman, Isabella is inspired to draw from her experience. The snow, resembling white butterflies, does not feel so bad anymore. This Spanish translation of A Thousand White Butterflies is interspersed with vocabulary for children who are comfortable with this language and region-based terms, such as ruana and sombrero vueltiao, a traditional Colombia hat. The text also contains some English phrases translated in the glossary. This story concerns an immigrant child prevailing against her sadness and making things work in a new country. The book could be used in an early elementary unit about feelings and coping mechanisms. The digital illustrations were created using textures made with crayons and acrylic paint, relying on a soft palette for the background scenery and emphasizing the fuchsia jacket of the main character. This art creates a beautifully warm setting when the main character is at home and a smooth wintery feeling when she is with her newly found friend. Isabella has light brown skin. VERDICT A picture book about emotions highlighting the effects of immigration-based family separation and the healing power of friendship. A strong choice for Spanish-language picture bookshelves.
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Author Bio

Jessica Betancourt-Perez creci en Palmira, Colombia y en los Estados Unidos (emigr a los quince aos). Ella tiene una maestra en psicologa escolar y actualmente trabaja como psicloga escolar en un gran distrito suburbano en York, Pennsylvania.

Karen Lynn Williams tiene una maestra en educacin para sordos. Ha vivido en frica y Hait. Karen ha soado desde pequea ser una de las autoras publicadas ms jvenes, comenzando su club de escritura a los 10 aos. Es autora de catorce libros infantiles.

Jessica Betancourt-Perez grew up in Palmira, Colombia, and the United States (immigrating at fifteen). She holds a master's degree in school psychology and currently works as a school psychologist in a large, suburban school district in York, Pennsylvania.

Karen Lynn Williams holds a master's degree in deaf education. She has lived in Africa and in Haiti. Karen had an early dream to be one of the youngest published authors, starting a writing club at ten. She is the author of fourteen books for children.

Gina Maldonado es una ilustradora, artista y diseadora radicada en Hong Kong. Su obra es colorida y alegre, inspirada en su amor por la naturaleza, su herencia latinoamericana y sus experiencias vividas en Europa y Asia.

Gina Maldonado is an illustrator, artist and designer based in Hong Kong. Her work is colourful and joyful, inspired by her love of nature, Latin American heritage and experiences of living in Europe and Asia.