Mango Abuela And Me Summary

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Mango, Abuela, and Me is a 2016 Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Honor Book about Mia and her grandmother who comes from a Latin-American country to live with Mia’s family. As granddaughter and grandmother begin to spend a lot of time together, they face a language barrier—Mia only speaks a little bit of Spanish and her grandmother speaks very little English. Mia tries to teach her grandma basic English using sticky notes and they both repeat after each other, yet it is still a challenge to communicate. One day, Mia goes to the pet store with her mother and decides to buy a parrot as a gift for her grandmother. Mango, the parrot, picks up both English and Spanish phrases and while he practices, so do Mia and her grandmother. Over time, they

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