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Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
realistic fiction
Copyright Year
2013-10-08
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
2nd - 5th
ISBN
9780545569170
Lexile
AD1000
Themes
family
multicultural

Grandma's Gift

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a Christmas holiday that young Eric spends with his grandmother. After they prepare their traditional Puerto Rican celebration, Eric and Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school project, where he sees a painting by Diego Velasquez and realizes for the first time that he could be an artist when he grows up. Grandma witnesses his fascination, and presents Eric with the perfect Christmas gift-a sketchbook and colored pencils-to use in his first steps toward becoming an artist. 

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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
7 - 10
Genre
realistic fiction
Copyright Year
2013-10-08
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
2nd - 5th
ISBN
9780545569170
Lexile
AD1000
Themes
family
multicultural
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