The Old Man and His Door

Brief Description: Misunderstanding his wife's instructions, an old man sets out for a party with a door on his back. Marc Notes: A PaperStar book--T.p. verso.; Misunderstanding his wife's instructions, an old man sets out for a party with a door on his back.; Text chiefly in English with occasional Spanish words. Publisher Marketing: Who would bring the door, la puerta, to a picnic instead of the pig, el puerco? An old man who's great at gardening but lousy at listening to his wife! "In the universal tradition of the wise-fool story, this gentle disaster tale is funny and affectionate.... The combination is great for reading aloud." -- "Booklist" "Cepeda makes brilliant use of color, form, and perspective to add humor to the work. It's a story children will want to retell themselves." -- "Kirkus Reviews" Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 04/01/1996 pg. 75 (EAN 9780399227004, Hardcover)

Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/1996 pg. 300 (EAN 9780399227004, Hardcover)

Booklist 04/01/1996 pg. 1374 (EAN 9780399227004, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/1996 pg. 110 (EAN 9780399227004, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 pg. 277 (EAN 9780399227004, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Soto, Gary Gary Soto is a "multi-instrumentalist," lauded with praise for his prose and poetry and one of America's most prolific authors. Poet, memoirist, Young Adult and children's novelist, and biographer, Gary Soto has also published thirty-five books, including ten previous poetry collections for adults, notably New and Selected Poems (Chronicle, 1995), finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the National Book Award. Soto has been featured as NBC Television's Person-of-the-Week, and among his dozens of accolades are the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association, and the PEN Center West Book Award. Soto lives in Berkeley and Fresno, California. Contributor Bio:  Short, Deborah J Dr. Short is a division director at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, D. C. She has worked as a teacher, trainer, researcher, and curriculum/materials developer. Her work at CAL has concentrated on the integration of language learning with content-area instruction. Through several national projects, she has conducted research and provided professional development and technical assistance to local and state education agencies across the United States. She directed the ESL Standards and Assessment Project for TESOL and co-developed the SIOP model for sheltered instruction. Contributor Bio:  Tinajero, Josefina Villamil Dr. Tinajero specializes in staff development and school-university partnership programs and has consulted with school districts in the U. S. to design ESL, bilingual, literacy, and bi-literacy programs. She has served on state and national advisory committees for standards development, including the English as a New Language Advisory Panel of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and the Texas Reading Academies. She is currently professor of Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso and was President of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1997-2000. Contributor Bio:  Schifini, Alfredo Dr. Schifini assists schools across the nation and around the world in developing comprehensive language and literacy programs for English learners. He has worked as an ESL teacher, reading specialist, school administrator and university professor. Through an arrangement with California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Dr. Schifini currently serves as program consultant to two large teacher-training efforts in the area of reading for second language speakers of English. His research interests include early literacy and language development and the integration of language and content-area instruction. Contributor Bio:  Cepeda, Joe Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many vibrant and popular picture books, including The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison and Cub's Big World by Sarah L. Thomson. He lives in Southern California. www.joecepeda.com