Journalistic Quest

Part VI: In which our heroine begins teaching in Federal Way, WA.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Rhythmic Reads

I've been raving about this first book for a while, and the second was a pretty good follow-up to the rhythm of Tico Tango that my tutoring student enjoyed.


The Parrot Tico Tango, Anna Witte

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Tico Tango is a greedy parrot who snatches his friends' exotic fruit (the verses build like "The Twelve Days of Christmas" as he gets more and more food. Eventually, however, his body can't hold it all... The book is also available in Spanish, which might be fun for folks taking Espanol 1 in middle or high school. Witte herself is a Spanish professor at Seattle University, and I hear she's fantastic. You might have a hard time tracking this book down, but I promise it's worth it.



Chili Chili Chin Chin, Belle Yang

This is a tale of friendship between a boy and his donkey, who is named for the sound his bells make. The text is minimal and repetitive, which made it a good choice for our tutoring sessions (it was obviously good for our practice with the "ch" sound).

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