I have been a teacher for seventeen years. I currently teach Spanish to children in grades k-8. I was hoping to share this book with my fourth or fifth grade students as part of their cultural studies. In college, I majored in Spanish and education, where I had the opportunity to read some of the original Don Quixote by Cervantes. This rendition by Argentina Palacios is both poorly written and not appropriate for children ages 9-12, as advertised.
The story is written with simplistic language and boring sentences. It also covers difficult topics including "A boy of about fifteen was tied to a tree, naked from the waist up. He was being hit with a leather belt by a man" (pp. 6, 7). And, "It was clear that he intended to kill the strange old man..." (p. 12).
As an educator, I cannot recommend this book to my colleagues or to parents to share with their children.Get more detail about Don Quixote.
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