Uncle Nacho's Hat

In my opinion this is a great book for people to read if they are trying to learn English or trying to learn Spanish because the book is written in both! Each page has the English and Spanish words on them, even the speech bubbles are written in both languages, making this book bilingual. I found that not only the English and Spanish words matched but also the illustrations. The illustrations could be used to tell the story, which now makes this book bilingual and great for people who may not know how to fully read but can decipher pictures because the illustrations were made to fit what each page was saying and each illustration was set for the proper mood and tone of the story! The writing in the book was engaging because it made you show more want to see what was going to happen to Uncle Nachos hat next! As I read, I found myself making predictions about the hat without even realizing it. I really enjoyed the book although it was short and I loved how Uncle Nacho came to the realization at the end that he just needed to stop worrying about his old hat that was "not good for anything anymore" and show off his new hat, never forgetting the old, but enjoying the new:) I think Uncle Nacho was worried no one would recognize him without HIS hat, but in the end he discovers it's not the hat, it's him! show less

I really liked this book for two main reasons. I thought that the language and writing are organized, descriptive, and patterned well. The author wrote the text in English on the top half of the page and on the bottom half of the page it was the same text but written in Spanish. I thought that this was very well written because it gave the reader a way to see the same text but in Spanish. Also, this would be good for an English Language Learner because they are able to see both languages, so they will not fall behind when reading the text. I also really liked the plot of this book. Even though the book was so short I did not know how it was going to end, and I did not know what was going to happen to his hat. This made the book very show more interesting and I wanted to keep reading. The uncle tries to get rid of his hat so many times and it just kept finding its way back to him. The message of this story is don't let the past define you and be open to what can happen in the future. Uncle Nacho was very worried about his old hat and he was not able to see his new hat for what it was worth. show less

This classic folktale from the Puppet Workshop of Nicaraguan National Television, vividly illustrated by Mira Reisberg and presented in a bilingual edition, is a parable about the difficulties of making changes

Uncle Nacho’s Hat adapted by Harriet Rohmer and illustrations by Veg Reisberg is a story about a man and his old hat. This story is written in English and Spanish. It is about an old man and old hat with many holes in it that is not any good any more. His niece Ambrosia gives him a new hat. He has a hard time letting go of the old hat even though it’s not good for anything more. After trying many times to let it go, Uncle Nacho can not seem to let go of the old hat. After trying all day the hat gets ripped apart.

This book is great for my family because we speak English and Spanish in our home. My husband teaches the kids Spanish, so this is a good book that I can read in English and daddy in Spanish.

Uncle Nacho’s Hat can be used show more in the classroom when you are talking about hats. You could use this book when talking about Spanish. The illustrations are great they show life in a Mexico or Puerto Rico village. show less

it is great book can that student contact to the idea of the special things to them. other cultures can be concoction point like living on a farm, having an uncle

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