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Illustrated byMnica MoroWritten by

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My Name is

ArturoArturo

Mi Nombre es ArturoMi Nombre es Arturo

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Illustrated by Mnica Moro

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Cover illustration by Mnica MoroPrinted in the United States o America

My Name is

ArturoArturoMi Nombre es ArturoMi Nombre es Arturo

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My name is Arturo

and I love doing chores.

I sweep every window

and wax all the doors.

Mi nombre es Arturo

y me encanta hacer mis quehaceres.

Barrer todas las ventanas

y encerar las puertas son mis deberes.

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I only do laundry

thats dishwasher safe.

I make all the beds

with napkins and plates.

Solo lavo la ropa

que est segura en el lavaplatos

y las camas las tiendo

con servilletas y platos.

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My Mommy is grateful

for all that I do

for stacking the fish

and sanding her shoes.

Mi mam est muy agradecida

por lo que hago en estos ratos,

pues recojo los pececillos

y lijo todos sus zapatos.

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Ella me dice: Arturo, mi amor,

no hay un nio mejor!

Ya has hecho suficiente.

Eres muy buen trabajador.

She says, Youre the best,

Arturo, my love.

Youre such a hard worker,

but youve done quite enough.

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Theres much more to life

than chores and hard work.

Learning new things

is an awfully nice perk.

Pero en la vida no solo hay

trabajos y quehaceres. Hay ms!

Aprender cosas nuevas

es algo muy bueno, ya vers!

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I stopped in my tracks.

I squinted and thought.

I stood in my bucket

and leaned on my mop.

Me detuve un momento.

Entrecerr los ojos y pens.

Me par sobre mi cubeta

y en mi escoba me apoy.

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Pero Mami continu,

su voz suave como algodn:

La escuela empieza maana.

Iremos juntos, corazn.

But Mommy went on,

her voice like a feather.

School starts tomorrow.

Well go there together.

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Pero quin te ayudar a limpiar

si te vas a quedar sin m?

Quin regar la acera

y aspirar el jardn?

But wholl help you clean

if I go to class?

Wholl water the driveway

and vacuum the grass?

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Arturo, my love,

I think Ill get by

with a boy whos in school

and a driveway thats dry.

Arturo mi amor,

creo que voy a estar bien

con mi nio en la escuela

y una acera seca tambin.

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All hars amigos nuevos

y cosas divertidas vas a aprender,

como la inmensidad del espacio

y la pequeez de grmenes. No quisieras comprender?

There are lots of new friends

and such fun things to learn,

like the bigness of space

and the smallness of germs.

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She took me to school

the very next day.

I made lots of friends.

I studied and played.

Mami me llev a la escuela

al mismsimo da siguiente.

Hice muchos amigos, estudi,

y de cosas nuevas llen mi mente.

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12

My teacher was nice.

She patted my cheek.

She sent home a note

at the end of the week:

Mi maestra fue dulce.

La mejilla me acarici,

y al final de la semana

una nota a casa mand.

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Arturo is great.We all love him bunches.

He brushed our pet goldfish

and unwound our watches.

Arturo es fantstico.

Lo queremos a montones.

Cepill nuestro pez dorado

y cambi la hora de nuestros relojes.

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Tis page is dedicated to all the teachers and parents who took the time to provide us withvaluable eedback. Tank you!

Dedicamos esta pgina a todos los padres y maestros que se tomaron la molestia de compartir suscomentarios con nosotros.

- Review the ollowing questions with your child.Repase las siguientes preguntas con su hijo(a).

- Be patient and let your child respond frst beore talking them through the answers.Tenga paciencia y deje que su hijo(a) conteste antes de repasar juntos las respuestas.

What is the title o this book? Please point to it.Cul es el ttulo de este libro? Seala el ttulo con el dedo.

What is the name o the illustrator? Find her name and point to it.Cul es el nombre de la ilustradora? Seala su nombre con el dedo.

Who are the main characters in this book?Quines son los personajes principales del libro?

What happens in the beginning o this story?

Qu pasa al principio del cuento?

What happens at the end o this story?Qu pasa al fnal del cuento?

What lesson did you learn rom this story?Qu aprendiste de este cuento?

What was your avorite part o this story and why?Cul es tu parte avorita de este cuento y por qu?

I you could change one thing about this story, what would it be?Si pudieras cambiar algo de este cuento, qu sera?

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Comprehension QuestionsPreguntas de Comprensin

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MNICA MORO lives in a small town near Buenos Aires, Argentina with hertwo young daughters. She graduated rom the Martn Malharro School o VisualArts in Mar del Plata where she studied Art and Education. Her lie is dedicatedto painting and teaching art workshops. Her work has received numerous localawards and can be seen in many galleries around the city. Monica has served asthe illustrator or several Read Conmigo books.

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