内容简介
AblendingofrichMexicanandAmericanculturaltraditions"MynameisRamónErnestoRamírez,buteverybodycallsmeMonchi.Iliveonaranchthatmygreat-grandfatherbuiltalongtimeagowhenthislandwasstillpartofMexico.ThatwasbeforetheUnitedStatesboughtitin1854andmovedtheline."Everyday,Monchiandhisfivebrothersandsisterstakealong,bumpybusridetoCoyoteSchool,wheretherearetwelvestudentswhoeachwriteforCoyoteSchoolNews.Throughtheirarticlesanddrawingswelearnallabouttheirexciting1938schoolyear-fromtheChristmaspi?ata,thenewbaseballteam,andthePerfectAttendanceCompetitiontoLaFiestadelosVaqueros,thebiggestannualranchcelebration.Thiseventfulstory,illustratedinfullcolor,isbasedonanactualcollectionofnewspaperswrittenbystudentsofArizonaranch-countryschoolsbetween1932and1943.
作者简介
JoanSandinhaswrittenandillustratedmanybooksforchildren,bothintheUnitedStatesandinSweden,whereshelivedforseveralyears.AmongherbooksarethehighlysuccessfulbeginningreadersforHarperCollins.TheideaforCoyoteSchoolNewscamefromMs.Sandin'sfriendshipwithMaríaAmado,awomanwhosepioneerMexicanfamilylivedonaranchsimilartotheonedepictedinthisstory.Ms.SandinnowresidesinTucson,Arizona,withherhusband.