Bibliographic Information:
Title: !Pio Peep! Rimas Tradicionales en Espagnol/Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes
Author: Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy (selected by); Alice Schertle (English adaptations)
Ilustrator: Vivi Escriva
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: February 2003
Even a non-native speaker of Spanish could enjoy this lovely collection of traditional Spanish nursery rhymes. Paired with the Spanish, the English "poetic recreations" offer a unique perspective on the native oral traditions of the Hispanic culture. The soft illustrations are enticing to young and old eyes. When read aloud, the Spanish poems are gently soothing and pleasing to the ear. The twenty-nine different selections express a variety of childhood activities from finger play type games to star-gazing to animal observations.
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