Review date:
12/10/2007
The Palo Alto Series/La Serie Palo Alto
Ms. Palma lovingly fulfills an important niche in children’s adventure storytelling with her bi-lingual Palo Alto Adventure Series. Her characters come alive in mysterious and wondrous ways within the rich historic context of rural Mexico.
Rodney Heckaman, publisher
“Our book club, their children and grandchildren were enthralled by the Palo Alto adventures. Good tales for young readers.”
Susan Cuevas, ESL teacher, Mexico City
I finished all four of your EXCELLENT books. Thank you. ... I can't wait for the next one!!
Joy; Keller, Texas
"I like them because they are very interesting and real life and it is so cool to have them in both languages. My abuela "Abus" reads them in Spanish. We really want to read the fifth one."
Alan Nicholas, San Antonio, Texas
“En el transcurso de mi vida, no he tenido en mis manos otros libros diseñados para niños que les hablen de las tradiciones Mexicanas y que al mismo tiempo tengan misterio combinado con aventuras modernas como es la colección de cuatro libros hasta el momento de La Pandilla de Palo Alto. Mis hijos de diferentes edades; desde 9 hasta 16, se han interesado en ellos. Han leído los cuatro y están esperando la continuación.”
Patricia Ortiz, School Administrador/Administrador de Colegio
The Treasure of the Haunted Hacienda
“... clever, useful, timely, and a good read.”
Sharon Aguilar, Spanish Teacher, Eatonville, Washington, USA
“I like the book because it is entertaining, mysterious and fun. The characters are great and I like that they like to ride the horses.”
Carlos Eduardo García Diez, Age 12, 6th grade, Estado de México
“I liked it because it was fun and had a mystery and problems.”
Detlev Carstensen Benavides, Age 12, 6th grade,
“I liked it a lot but wanted the tunnel to really go into the past.”
Nicholas Calvo, Age 9, El Paso, Texas
“My 4th and 5th grade bilingual literature classes have enjoyed reading Treasure and we are programming all five books for the future. Thank you for coming to visit our school and reading to the classes.”
Clara Scenters–Zapico, Loretto Academy, El Paso, Texas
Lucifer
“Great fun! A good read as well as educational and interesting.”
Director English Department,
Colegio Christa McAuliffe, Montessori, Edo. de México, México
“Son aventuras entretenidas únicas en su genero.”
ClaudiaCápon,Director, AngloMontessori School, Mexico City
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