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Elena's Story

by Nancy Shaw
Kristina Rodanas
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Elena lives near a small town in western Guatemala. She lives there with her mother, her younger brother, Luis, and her baby sister, Ana. Her father is far away, working on a plantation. Elena struggles to keep up in school. Her teacher says she needs to practice her reading, but it's hard to find time to read. She must help her mother with the cooking and housework, as well as the hard work of planting and weeding their garden. As the big sister Elena is also in charge of watching over Luis to keep him out of mischief. It isn't always easy and she gets impatient with her little brother. But at the end of the day, when Elena shares a book with Luis, carefully sounding out the words, she comes to better understand and appreciate her role in the family.

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Series: Tales of the World Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

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  • ISBN: 9781585368730
  • Release date: June 25, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781585368730
  • File size: 4557 KB
  • Release date: June 25, 2012
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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:2.8
Lexile® Measure:510
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:0-2

Elena lives near a small town in western Guatemala. She lives there with her mother, her younger brother, Luis, and her baby sister, Ana. Her father is far away, working on a plantation. Elena struggles to keep up in school. Her teacher says she needs to practice her reading, but it's hard to find time to read. She must help her mother with the cooking and housework, as well as the hard work of planting and weeding their garden. As the big sister Elena is also in charge of watching over Luis to keep him out of mischief. It isn't always easy and she gets impatient with her little brother. But at the end of the day, when Elena shares a book with Luis, carefully sounding out the words, she comes to better understand and appreciate her role in the family.

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Juvenile Fiction Picture Book Fiction