Rating: 41/2 stars out of total of 5 Reviewed by: John L. Hoh, Jr.
This is an interesting book, written, illustrated, and photographed
by Ms. Valle, who appears to be a very talented lady. Islita (whose
name means "little island" in Spanish) feels a tad lazy this hot,
humid day. She is supposed to put her clean laundry away. Since her
bed is unmade and books and pencils strewn about...can we also
assume making her bed and doing her homework might be other chores
on the docket? Where is Blanco (the name means "white") and Abuela
("grandmother")? Islita wanders the house and...Abuela's cooking.
Abuela seems to be a glorious cook. Islita complains of the heat
and Abuela says she knows how to cool off. So grandmother and
granddaughter go out to the hammock and in dreams Abuela takes
Islita back to Puerto Rico (I'm assuming the land where Abuela
comes from). And in the dream Islita goes back to see El Yunque and
the floral and faunal beauty of the island as well as the
meteorological wonders of the Caribbean island. Did you know it can
rain one moment then be bright and sunny the next? No all day
depressing drizzly rains there. The dream is accompanied by
photographs Ms. Valle took in Puerto Rico. They feature the plants
and mountains of the island...The author does a commendable job
explaining the Spanish terms used in the book as well as the terms
carried over from the indigenous Tainos who originally inhabited
Boriken. At the back of the book is a page that defines these terms
used throughout. This page also has a pronunciation guide. Overall
this was a wonderful pictorial on the Puerto Rican island as well
as a brief pre-Hispanic history of the islan
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