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Mari Dances For the Celebration is the second book featuring Spanish vocabulary words by the well-known author of the Tay Series, Phelicia Lang.
Early readers will love the engaging pictures, easy to read print and colorful Spanish words. This culturally relevant title, delivers a timely message of kindness and empathy that young readers need. It also includes a child-friendly graphic to support early readers, a helpful glossary that translates and defines the Spanish vocabulary words, and a relatable storyline.
About the author
Phelicia Lang is a California native with roots in the Bay Area. Her twenty years in education includes working for private, charter and public schools. One of her greatest joys in teaching included teaching her own four children to read. During the homeschooling years, she learned that not all children learn to read the same way and that success in reading is directly connected to motivation and engagement. This critical discovery led her to pursue a Masters in Reading Language Arts with a focus on Multicultural Literature and a Reading Specialist Credential. She currently serves as a Reading Specialist/ Literacy Lead Coordinator at an elementary school and the coordinator of an Early Literacy Intervention Summer Program for African American Male students entering Kindergarten. Teaching students to learn to read well, think critically, and develop a love of literacy is a portion of her work. Assuring students have access to literature that reflects their lives and cultures in a positive light is the fuel of her passion.
