SUMMARY After experiencing the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Aleja, a Mexican-American teen, plans to throw a big Día de los Muertos party at her home in California.
Other resources: Inside this book there is a list of short videos and documentaries available online that can show how colorful, meaningful, and heart-felt the Day of the Dead celebration is in Mexico..
A full glossary for each of the seven chapters is included, plus illustrations for every chapter and photos of the Day of the Dead celebration.
With about 270 unique words and plenty of repetition, it tells a 3,400-word story.
Halloween VS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS can be used to start a conversation about Day of the Dead and the similarities and differences with Halloween.
Ideal for level two Spanish learners.
It is an Easy Reader for high beginners and low-intermediate students.
Aleja narrates this light-hearted story mostly in the present tense and with some past tense.
The tricky thing is that her best friend plans to throw a big Halloween party on the same day.
SUMMARY After experiencing the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Aleja, a Mexican-American teen, plans to throw a big Día de los Muertos party at her home in California