Today I went on a search for a new picture book to read for our outside reading. While scanning the shelves at Barnes & Noble, I came across a bilingual section, and pulled out a beautifully illustrated picture book. 'From the Bellybutton of the Moon' or in Spanish that is ' Del Omibligo de la Luna' is a collaboration of short story and poetry. Written by Francisco Alarcon the book is a creative way of teaching two languages through simple, descriptive poems; as well as challenging them through reading the short story portion. I had never seen this type of book before, English and Spanish. While, I am aware that it is becoming increasingly popular for children (especially in Texas) to be taught more than one language as they are growing up, I am impressed that the children's book author's have caught on to this phenomena. This new group of picture books that combines two different languages was a small section of the bookstore, but I have hope that more and more authors will begin to incorporate more languages into their writing, giving children a chance to become bilingual at a young age!
Book 8: From the Bellybutton of the Moon
Author: Francisco X. Alarcon
Picture Book?: Yes.
Posting Date: April 10, 2008
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