Gauchada

by Fabian Negrin, C. Drew Lamm

C. Drew Lamm was inspired to write this story after she was given just such a necklace. She loved the necklace, but was even more taken with its story, which became the basis for this one. Fabian Negrin grew up in Argentina and was pleased to revisit the landscape of his youth for this book.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 2002

Reviews

[Haley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Middle-upper elementary. Great pictures, good moral story, incorporates spanish and culture. Good flow, some rhyming.

[Seth Schleicher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Title: Gauchada
Author/Illustrator: C. Drew Lamm
Reading Level: M

Book Level: 3.6

Book Summary: A gaucho created a beautiful necklace as a token of his love. He gifted the necklace to his grandmother who loved it dearly then felt compelled to gift it to someone else. The necklace keeps traveling as the gaucho’s story and message of love is shared.

Bookshelf Mentor Writing Traits:

Sentence Fluency: After reading the book out loud with the class, students will select five words in the book that are strong word choices and will define them. Students will then find three phrases or sentences in the book that could be written more advanced. Are there many opportunities to revise the text? Was it difficult to select text that could be more advanced?

[Elyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story to introduce the purpose of gift giving to someone special.