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*** We are so excited to be visiting with a New York Times best-selling author/illustrator team of more than 50 books for children via Skype. Linda Lowery and Richard Keep, husband and wife, live in San Miguel de Allende, in central Mexico. Visit [|Linda and Rick's website] to learn more about them.

Over the next few weeks our classes will be reading books written by Linda and Richard. We will be dedicating a page for each book on our wiki for literature study by students. We will also be visiting with both Linda and Richard through Skype where students can ask questions and learn more about the books they created.

Linda and Richard are also going to share the Mexican culture with us throughout their visits. We are so excited to be a part of this project.

Here's a peek at what's inspired the authors to create books about Mexico:
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 * [[image:Balloon_men_72_dpi.jpg width="253" height="187" caption="San Miguel's Jardin"]] || [[image:Dancer_child.jpg width="229" height="189" align="center" caption="Preparing to dance"]] || [[image:Locos1_72dpi.jpg width="244" height="190" align="center" caption=""Locos" Parade in June"]] ||
 * [[image:Puebla_Parade_3_72dpi.jpg width="241" height="189" align="center" caption="Cinco de Mayo in Puebla"]] || [[image:Puebla_Parade_1_72dpi.jpg width="240" height="190" align="center" caption="Cinco de Mayo Float"]] || [[image:Puebla_Parade_2_72dpi.jpg width="235" height="189" align="center" caption="Cinco Soldiers with Confetti"]] ||
 * [[image:04_Dia_de_Muertos.jpg width="266" height="201" align="center" caption="Day of the Dead in San Miguel's Jardin"]] || [[image:#_6_Calaveras_de_Azucar_72dpi.jpg width="262" height="197" align="center" caption="Sugar Skulls - Calaveritas"]] || [[image:Papel3_72dpi.jpg width="263" height="204" align="center" caption="Papel Picado for Day of the Dead"]] ||

//Photos courtesy of San Miguel de Allende Dept. of Tourism and Linda Lowery & Richard Keep//