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Stef Soto, Taco Queen
Last updated Monday, December 9, 2019
Author: Jennifer Torres
Date of Publication: 2017
ISBN: 031630686X
Grade Level: 5th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Dec. 2019
Synopsis:
Estefania "Stef" Soto is itching to shake off the onion-and-cilantro embrace of Tia Perla, her family's taco truck. She wants nothing more than for Papi to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be a distant memory. Then maybe everyone at school will stop seeing her as the Taco Queen.But when her family's livelihood is threatened, and it looks like her wish will finally come true, Stef surprises everyone (including herself) by becoming the truck's unlikely champion.
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Please be advised that there are no pictures throughout this book
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Please read pages 1-31
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There is Spanish Language in small portions of the book
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Do you like Tacos? What do you put on your tacos? Describe to everyone else your favorite taco!
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Would you be happy if your parents owned a Taco Truck?
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Can you think of other foods that would be sold in a food truck?
Vocabulary
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Negotiating -- discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
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Appetite -- the desire to eat
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Life Preserver -- a device (such as a life jacket or life buoy) designed to save a person from drowning by providing buoyancy in water.
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Vegetarian -- a person who does not eat meat,
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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Does Stef like to be picked up in the Taco Truck?
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Why does Stef consider herself as the Taco Queen?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Create your own Taco (Students can create their own unique taco) -- with use of construction paper and/or paper plates and colored pencils/markers
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Personalize 'taco kits' using construction paper ( cut into desired shapes)
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Check our craft ideas on Pinterest!
https://www.pinterest.com/readingtokids/december-2019/
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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