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Chocolate, Debbi

El barrio

32 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-7457-4 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by David Diaz. This exploration of life in the barrio culminates in a quinceañera celebration. Chocolate's prose includes sensory images ("rain-washed murals," "silver-streaked tenements"). Diaz's distinctive mixed-media illustrations use a bold color palette to bring the neighborhood to vibrant life. The book as a whole gives a tangible sense of community united through joyous traditions.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham

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