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Note to the TeacherUse the following pages to guide your class through an

examination the work of author/illustrator Yuyi Morales.

The response pages can be used as a class (teacher

fills in page with student responses) or individually by

the student. Students are asked to collect the

vocabulary that stands out to them, an image that

they like, and a quote. The students also should come

up with a statement of theme or author’s purpose.

Skills addressed: vocabulary, visual literacy, and

theme or author’s purpose

Ideas for Yuyi-inspired projects:

• An alphabet or counting book that focuses on

students’ cultural backgrounds

• A story that features Grandma Beetle and Señor

Calavera in a new situation

• A research project on the origin of one of Niño’s

fellow luchadores, the life of Cesar Chavez,

Georgia O’Keefe, or the Mexican holiday Día de los

Muertos.

• A poem about Frida Kahlo (or another artist) in

which the student finishes the phrases presented in

the book. For example, for “I see…,” the student

might write, “I see my reflection in the mirror as I

paint my self-portrait.

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Our Author/Illustrator Study of

Name:______________________

©Caroline Sweet 2015

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Bookby Yuyi Morales

Look at the page with publication information. What can you say about the book’s art or genre?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand

Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Bookby Yuyi Morales

Look at the end pages of the book? What do you see?

What is your favorite image on the end pages?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand

Niño Wrestles the Worldby Yuyi Morales

Look at the end pages. What would your luchacard say about you?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand

Little Nightby Yuyi Morales

Find the note at the back of the book. What inspired Yuyi to write this book?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand

Viva Fridaby Yuyi Morales

Look at the page with publication information. What can you say about the book’s art or genre?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Yuyi wants her readers to know or understand

Floating on Mama’s Songby Laura Lacámara

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesRead the information about the author on the book jacket. What did you find out about Laura?

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______________________________________Let’s collect the things we love from Laura and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Laura wants her readers to know or understand

My Abuelitaby Tony Johnston

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesRead the publication page. How did Yuyi create the art?

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______________________________________Let’s collect the things we love from Tony and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Tony wants her readers to know or understand

Ladder to the Moonby Maya Soetoro-Ng

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesRead the publication page. How did Yuyi create the art?

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______________________________________Let’s collect the things we love from Maya and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Maya wants her readers to know or understand

Los Gatos Black on Halloweenby Marisa Montes

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesUse the internet or your library catalog to find out more

about Marisa Montes. What other books did she write?

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Let’s collect the things we love from Marisa and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Marisa wants her readers to know or understand

Georgia in Hawaiiby Amy Novesky

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesRead the publication page. How did Yuyi create the art?

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______________________________________Let’s collect the things we love from Amy and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Amy wants her readers to know or understand

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavezby Kathleen Krull

Illustrated by Yuyi MoralesRead the publication page. How did Yuyi create the art?

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______________________________________Let’s collect the things we love from Kathleen and Yuyi’s book.

Words I love An image I love

A quote I love

What I think Kathleen wants her readers to know or understand