Tricycle, Elisa Amado and Alfonso Ruano

Tricycle is a book about a little girl and the Hispanic culture.  For most of the book the main character is sitting above in a tree describing what she sees below.  A lot of that shows readers the different aspects of the Hispanic culture.  While she is up there she sees someone take her tricycle.  She does not want them to get punished so she makes up a story saying that men in a car ran over the bike.  Tricycle teaches readers a lot about the Hispanic culture and how they protect their property.

An activity that I would do with students after reading the book Tricycle would be one where I could learn a little bit more about them and their culture.  I would have students picture themselves sitting up in a tree in their backyard and I would have them write a paragraph about what they would see and tell me about their culture.  Based off this paragraph I would have students draw a picture.  This would be a great way for students to learn more about their culture and for me to learn more about my students.