Carmen Learns English
Illustrator
Angela Dominguez
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780823421749
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Newly-arrived in the United States from Mexico, Carmen is apprehensive about going to school and learning English.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Language barrier; learning a new language; different languages
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Mexican
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
Spanish; English; Mexico; school; classmates; younger sibling; shyness
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Cox, Judy, "Carmen Learns English" (2010). Diverse Families. 1156.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1156