Fantasmas de Alcatraz y otros lugares embrujados del oeste

by Suzanne Garbe, Aparicio Publishing Aparicio Publishing LLC (Translator)

Overview

¿Existen los fantasmas? ¡Viaja al oeste de Estados Unidos y deci´delo tu´! Atre´vete a visitar la isla de Alcatraz, hospe´date en el hotel Stanley y sube a bordo del Queen Mary. ¡Te espera una aventura espeluznante!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496685124
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Series:	América Embrujada
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Suzanne Garbe has been writing for fun ever since elementary school, when she wrote a series of mystery stories starring her two best friends. Now, as an adult, she's the author of several children's books as well as published essays about her life experiences. She is currently writing a memoir about her experiences living and teaching in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. In addition to writing, Kara loves traveling, camping, teaching, and eating international food. She grew up in Virginia, but now lives in Minnesota with her husband, two stepsons, and a lot of houseplants.

Interviews

scary stories that excite readers without the excessive blood and gore; text gives historical reference to haunted places; accessible text and design with supplementary sidebars; fully translated Spanish text

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2020

Gr 3–8—These spooky titles take readers on adventures through some of America's most haunted places. Popular and lesser-known structures, such as the St. Augustine Lighthouse, the Alamo, and the White House, are examined through the lens of paranormal history. Each book focuses on a different geographic area: Alcatraz Island and the West, Gettysburg and the eastern United States, the Alamo and the American South, and Bachelor's Grove Cemetery and the Midwest. Short vignettes describe basic facts about each landmark. Although this series provides high-quality translations, Fantasmas de El Álamo y otros lugares embrujados del sur is a weak spot. The text mentions the Myrtles Plantation and Chloe, an African American girl who was enslaved and is said to haunt the property. The treatment of slavery and plantations is problematic and warrants additional explanation on the part of educators. VERDICT More historical context and explanation would be useful in these books.

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