Every Sunday Juanito helps his grandmother sell old clothes beneth the rainbow-colored tents at the remate, the flea market. There, Juanito and his friends romp from booth to booth, fulfilling Grandma's vision of the remate as a sharing community of friendly give-and-take.
Juanito gallops to the jewelry-man, who gives Juanito a copper bracelet and a watch for Grandma in exchange for her help sending money orders home to Mexico. Señora Vela gratefully accepts a bundle of Grandma's healing herbs in return for sacks of ruby red chiles. With every exchange Juanito learns firsthand what it means to be a true rematero - a fleamarketeer - and understands that the value of community can never be measured in dollars.
Every Sunday Juanito helps his grandmother sell old clothes beneth the rainbow-colored tents at the remate, the flea market. There, Juanito and his friends romp from booth to booth, fulfilling Grandma's vision of the remate as a sharing community of friendly give-and-take.
Juanito gallops to the jewelry-man, who gives Juanito a copper bracelet and a watch for Grandma in exchange for her help sending money orders home to Mexico. Señora Vela gratefully accepts a bundle of Grandma's healing herbs in return for sacks of ruby red chiles. With every exchange Juanito learns firsthand what it means to be a true rematero - a fleamarketeer - and understands that the value of community can never be measured in dollars.
Grandma and Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros
32Grandma and Me at the Flea / Los Meros Meros Remateros
32Paperback(Bilingual Edition)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780892392797 |
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Publisher: | Lee & Low Books |
Publication date: | 04/01/2013 |
Edition description: | Bilingual Edition |
Pages: | 32 |
Sales rank: | 999,460 |
Product dimensions: | 7.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.20(d) |
Language: | Spanish |
Age Range: | 7 - 10 Years |