Fall 2024
Oficina de correos (Post Office)
From the Set Spot Around Town (Recorrido por la ciudad)
Where do letters and packages go when they are mailed? The post office of course! Developing Spanish readers learn about the post office in this low-level search-and-find beginning reader.
Enter the lobby where you can buy stamps or send a package. Big machines sort letters by address. The mail workers make sure each piece of mail gets delivered in a timely manner. Early readers discover P.O. boxes, mail trays, and more while learning about post offices.
A search-and-find book about post offices reinforces new Spanish vocabulary to build reading success while close-up images captivate young audiences. A great early social studies book to inspire learning about communities on field trips for kindergartners and first graders. Translated into North American Spanish.
SLJ Review of Spot Around Town (Recorrido por la ciudad)
Gr 1–3—This series describes activites like riding a bus, flying on a plane, or visiting a zoo. Though the stock photos will not represent readers’ exact community space, reading about the experience before encountering it can reduce some anxiety. In Museum, readers see the ticket desk in the lobby, interactive touchscreens, and a gift shop. Post Office shows how the mail is picked up by mail carrier and sorted for delivery. Each book begins and ends with words and pictures for readers to look for while moving through the book, allowing them to familiarize themselves with words and compound phrases that may be less common to them. Overall, these titles would be useful in most libraries for emerging readers and for neurodivergent readers interested in learning about new experiences. VERDICT Recommended for purchase.
School Library Journal
Author: Alissa Thielges
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