Le Casa del Fantasma. A new Mexican food chain? Nope, it's a "ghost house;" one which scared the bejeezus out of storyteller Olga Loya and her friend Ernestine when they were 11-year-old trick-or-treaters. One of three tales from the latest volume in the Stories from Around the World series (see African-American Stories in VL-7/96), Loya's ghost house story keeps a young studio audience on the edge of their floor mat, while two other animal tales--"Alligator & Cat" and "Uncle Rabbit"--add humor and music. Loya deftly mixes English and Spanish while telling each story, an approach that has its pluses and minuses. Kids pick up some elementary Spanish along the way, but the storytelling rhythm suffers from the linguistic gymnastics. Still, Latino Stories is a good set of yarns from a renowned storyteller and is recommended overall. Aud: K, E, P. (R. Pitman)
Latino Stories
(1996) 26 min. $69.95 (discussion guide included). Curriculum Associates. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 0-7609-0066-3. Vol. 12, Issue 1
Latino Stories
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