Look inside for ideas on TV and book connections. A little girl tries to eat herself out of trouble when she loses her mother's diamond ring in the tamale batter. With Your Child Read the book Too Many Tamales with your child. Go to the library and find other culturally diverse books. Attend or participate in a cultural event in your area.
Food is an important part of different cultures.
Each week pick a dish from a new culture and prepare it for your family. Cut out pictures from a magazine of common things in your c ulture. Help your child make a collage using the pictures. A family of friendly lions lives at a magic library where the books come to life. Between the Lions helps pre-schoolers to second graders learn to read and write.