Title: ¡Quiero Ayudar! Let Me help!
Author: Alma Flor Ada
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publisher: Children's Book Press http://www.childrensbookpress.org/
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Multicultural, Animals, Picture Book
Audience: Gr. PreK-2
Overview: This is a book about a parrot who just wants to help! His family is getting ready for the Cinco de Mayo celebration. The family has a barge and they planned to have a picnic on the San Antonio River. He goes all around the house asking for help, but everyone shoos him away! Finally when they are on the river, there barge goes under a bridge and their topmost decoration got knocked off. This was Percio the parrot's chance to help. You will have to read the book to see what happened!
Activity: This book has he words written in bot English and Spanish. What you could do with the is book is to incorporate both languages into a lesson about Cinco De Mayo. By using both languages students of all backgrounds can learn something new.
Reviewer’s Name: Paige Martin
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