Spice Up Your Story Time with Pura Belpre` Award and Honor Books

Spice Up Your Story Time
with
Pura Belpre’ Award and Honor Books
Florida Library Webinar
July 20, 2016
Deborah Parrott
Graduate Program Coordinator
Associate Professor
School Library Media
East Tennessee State University
Master of Education
Add-on Certification
School Library Media
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Goals
 Cite the significance of the Pura Belpre’ Award
 Describe specific titles and correlated practical activities
which honor the Hispanic culture and experience.
 Connect children, parents and teachers to ageappropriate, high-quality book titles and resources which
support the Hispanic experience and celebrate diversity.
 Describe celebrated books, correlated story time activities
and resources for use with English Language Learners and
Hispanic Communities
What is Pura Belpre’?
Yuyi Morales
Acclaimed author, illustrator

Established in 1996

Each year, one Latino writer and one illustrator
is awarded The Pura Belpre Award.

“Best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the
Latino cultural experience in an outstanding
work of literature for children.”

Promotes high quality children’s literature and
signify the essence of the Latino culture.

Criteria for book selection is dependent upon
the Association of Library Service to Children
(ALSC) and REFORMA (National Association to
Promote Library and Information Services to
Latinos and the Spanish –Speaking).
Who is Pura Belpre'?
•Forerunner of Latino literacy and bilingual services in America
•First Puerto Rican Librarian to serve the New York Library
•Brought bilingual story times to library
•Advocate for the Hispanic population of Harlem
Pura Belpré
Belpré, Pura, and Carlos Sanchez M. Perez and Martina: A
Portorican Folk Tale. New York, NY: Frederick Warne, 1961.
Pura Belpre’ Home Page
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal
Meeting Needs of Students
Statistical studies have shown within our country’s
schools, Hispanic students have the highest reported
growth than any other ethnic group.
It is imperative that rich literature is created to
preserve their heritage.
 Pleasure reading
 Story time
 Related activities
Norton, D. (Ed.). (2012). Multicultural Children’s Literature: Through the Eyes of Many Children (4th ed.). United
States: Pearson Education, Inc.
Deficit of Latino Literature
 According to a 2011 study, the Cooperative Children’s
Book Center (CCBC) received approximately 3,400 books
Only 52 were by Latino authors and/or illustrators.
 With a rise in the Latino population expected, the number
of books published by or about Latinos is expected to
decline.
 This deficit is a challenge to teachers who strive to
promote cultural diversity.
http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/choiceintro12.asp
Winners Honoring
Culture
Art
Customs
Family
Folktales
2016 Winners
2016 Illustrator Winner
Drum Dream Girl
 Inspired by a Chinese-African
Cuban girl-- Inspired by the
childhood of Millo Castro
Zaldarriaga
 Dreams of playing drums
 Broke Cuba’s traditional taboo
of female drummers
http://coolprogeny.com/2013/01/music-play-make-your-own-tin-can-drum/
2010 Medal for Illustration
Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day
Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
Pat Mora

Colorful book that encourages teachers, parents, and librarians to celebrate Children's
Day/Book Day –April 30 each year

Shows children enjoying books in many places

Written in both English and Spanish
http://www.patmora.com/books/book-fiesta/
http://www.patmora.com/whats-dia/
http://www.patmora.com/kid-fun/games-and-quizzes/
http://www.patmora.com/dia/nuggets/3literacy.htm
Mora, Pat. Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day Celebremos El dia de los ninos /El dia de los libros. Harper
Collins. 2009.
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15
 Hands on projects connected to dance, art and food:
http://www.modernmami.com/hispanic-heritage-monthactivities-for-kids/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/hispanicheritage/printables/
 http://www.pbs.org/parents/adventures-inlearning/2014/09/hispanic-heritage-month-bucket-list/
Rain Stick from
Chile’
Mexican Paper Flowers
 http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Nature/mexicantissuep
aperflowers/mexicantissuepaperflowers.html
2015 Illustrator Award Winner
Viva Frida
 Biography of Frida Kahlo
 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
 Author uses creations to inspire imagery
 Phrases in English and Spanish
http://yuyimorales.com/2.htm
http://www.teachingbooks.net/book_reading.cgi?id=10860&a=1
Morales, Yuyi Viva Frida, Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Activity for Viva
• Explain her many physical maladies and how she was
overcoming those maladies via her art.
• As the illustrator says, “Her body was frail but her spirit
was indomitable. How can your students practice
building self-esteem via art?
• Ask students to paint themselves, favorite
pet in tow, in a manner which honors
self, culture, and the courage to overcome
life’s struggles and/or circumstances.
http://www.mommymaestra.com/2011/07/fridakahlo-lesson-plans-activities.html
2014 Award Winner for Narrative
Honor for Illustrations
 Pancho, a young rabbit goes in search of his
Father who went away to find work in the
carrot and lettuce fields
 On the way, a coyote offers to help Pancho and
they travel until the food is gone and the coyote
decides he is hungry—for Pancho!
 Figuratively highlights struggle of many Hispanic
families who seek a better life
Tonatiuh, Duncan, and Maria T. Middleton. Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A
Migrant's Tale. 2014.
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote
Activities
 Create a concrete poem! Children can create their own poems from
the book Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote. Children can choose to write
about Pancho Rabbit or the Coyote. Once you have decided, make a
list of words that describes the character. Draw/trace a picture of a
rabbit’s head or coyote’s head and write the poem inside the picture.
http://311jws.weebly.com/poetry-activity.html
https://sites.google.com/site/panchorabbit/primary-resources
https://sites.google.com/site/panchorabbit/intermediateresources
http://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/SingleBGs/AmericasAw
ard_PanchoRabbit.pdf
Papel Picado
“Pierced paper”
Tissue from squares
Fun craft for story time
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/do/papelpicado.html
2011 Honor Book for Narrative
Ole’ Flamenco

Enchanting story of the flamenco, a dance that has
been around for hundreds of years.

Starts with a short description of author’s visit to
Spain, where he encountered Gypsies dancing the
flamenco.

He then takes readers to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where
a crowd of young people are learning flamenco.

Includes a map that traces the origins of flamenco

Reading is Fundamental Guide
http://www.rif.org/documents/us/OleFlamenco_All.pdf
George Ancona
Interview
Ancona, G. (2010). Ole! Flamenco. New York: Lee and Low Books Inc.
Niño wrestles the world
2014 Illustrator Award

Niño imagines himself the world’s best wrestler

His Mexican luchadore wrestling outfit contains
a pair of tighty whites underwear and a bright
red lucha libre mask.

Each page features a phrase in Spanish and is
filled fun action words to go along with Niño’s
assaults: zok, krunch, bloop, slish, spak, etc.
Morales, Y. (2013). Niño wrestles the world. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
Make your
own
luchadore
mask!
http://yuyimorales.com/nino_masks.html
http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/luchador.htm
1996 Honor Book for Narrative
The Bossy Gallito
Cuban folktale
Excellent for bilingual classrooms
Story of a bossy rooster on his way
to his uncle’s wedding
Includes a glossary and notes about the
background of the story
González, Lucía M., and Lulu Delacre. The Bossy Gallito = El Gallo De Bodas ; a
Traditional Cuban Folktale. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

http://wpt.org/sites/default/files/blactivitysheet/Bossy%20Gallito.pdf

http://wpt.org/sites/default/files/blactivitysheet/Elgallito.pdf

https://missmaryliberry.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/flannel-friday-thebossy-gallitoel-gallo-de-bodas/
2004 Honor Book for Illustration
Harvesting Hope: the Story
of Cesar Chavez
Highlights a hero of Hispanic background
who led a nonviolent revolution that
produced the first farmworkers contract
Themes of diversity, acceptance and
poverty
Based on the story of a true story of
Chavez, who left his Arizona ranch at
10 years of age
Krull, Kathleen, and Yuyi Morales. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. San
Diego: Harcourt, 2003. Print.
Harvesting Hope
Activities

Celebrate Cesar Chevez Day, March 31 , on his birthday.

Ask students to help you write a list of what it means to be courageous.

Have students define what family is and what important lessons Cesar learned from his parents.

Discuss what communities can do to accomplish goals by joining and organizing together.

Ask students to list ways in which prejudice hurts people.

Websites:
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hhttp://growingupblackxican.com/2013/04/si-se-puede-a-cesar-chavez-felt-storyboard.html/

http://www.yuyimorales.com/guide.pdf

http://librarysparks.com/pdf/librarysparks/2009/lsp_aug09_lib_lessons.pdf

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/guided-comprehension-makingconnections-228.html
2006 Honor for Narrative
Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a
Great Big Heart
• A tall tale about a giant woman who
goes on a mission to protect her neighbors from
what they think is an enormous puma.
• They discover the truth behind this
behind this vicious-sounding creature.
• Interspersed with Spanish words such as por
favor, mira mira and una casa
Shows importance of community!
www.patmora.com
Mora, Pat, and Raúl Colón. Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a
Great Big Heart. New York: Knopf, 2005. Print.
Activities
 Students write their own tall tales. Unit Plan Template - Birgit
Self | EC-4 Elementary Teacher
 Practice characterization:
http://betterlesson.com/community/lesson/14740/do-aflor-pat-mora-characterization
 Apply characterization to students’ own writing:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/lesson-plans/using-picture-books-teach101.html?tab=4
Dona Flor Activities
 Introduce the tall tale tradition and have children
explore if it is a uniquely American tradition.
 Have children do a comparison of Doña Flor and
another tall tale. (You could use American or another
country, or you could compare all three!)
 Have students write and illustrate their own tall tales
and, if possible, present them. These could make
wonderful dramatizations that could include music and
technology.

http://storybird.com/
2008 Winner for Narrative
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
A grandmother cockroach tells her
granddaughter how to tell what kind of
spouse her suitor will make
Spanish words sprinkled through the story
Deedy, Carmen Agra., and Michael Austin. Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban
Folktale. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2007.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach Activities
 Discuss the characters in the book and why Martina
should or shouldn’t marry them.
 Have students retell or create their favorite folktale
through illustrations.
 Locate Cuba on a map (where Martina is from) and
discuss facts about Cuba.
 Website:
http://www.vaasl.org/pdfs/Conference_Handouts/2010/
Raspen%20-%20VRC%20Extensions%20part%203.pdf
The Storyteller’s Candle
2009 Honor for Narrative
• Pays homage to Pura Belpre—the library belongs
to everyone!
• English and Spanish words
• Provides glimpse into Hispanic culture
 Jane Addams Children's Book Award
 https://www.leeandlow.com/uploads/loaded_document/61/Storytell
er_Candle_BG.pdf
 https://www.leeandlow.com/images/pdfs/storytellers_candle_TG.pdf
2011 Honor Book for Illustration
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
•
Story of two cousins—how they are alike
and how they are different.
•
One lives in America and one lives in
Mexico
•
Features the distinct likenesses and
differences of each boy
•
•
Spanish words scattered with English text–
Tonatiuh integrates the ancient art of the
Mixtecs and other cultures into the
illustrations
•
Grades k-3
Tonatiuh, Duncan, and Melissa Arnst. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin. New
York: Abrams for Young Readers, 2010. Print.
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
Activities

Read aloud this story of how two cousins learn about one another by becoming pen pals.

Have the students describe the two cousins. How are they different? How are they alike?

Discuss how though the two cousins are different people who live in different places, they
still find that they have much in common.

Have students write a letter to a relative or friend who lives in a different place. Have
students describe something easy. They could tell about their normal day at school. They
could describe a pet. They could talk about a hobby that they enjoy doing.

Students will write and revise their letters, and they will produce them in two formats: one
that is handwritten like one cousin and one that is type written which is like the other cousin.
They may select which version of the letter they would like to mail.

An alternative to this is explore pen pal sources and have students write to the same aged
student in another country.

Websites:

http://duncantonatiuh.com/

http://www.islma.org/pdf/monarchDocs/Dear_PrimoD.pdf
2010 Illustrator Honor
Gracias*Thanks
• A little boy gives thanks for things in his life
• Bilingual text is translated from Spanish to English
• Note from Mora in back about gratitude
• Discussions about gratitude
http://teachingwithpatmora.blogspot.com/2015/04/activity-gracias-thanks.html

Mora, Pat. Gracias*Thanks. New York: Lee and Low Books, 2009.
Follow-Up Crafts

http://premeditatedleftovers.com/naturallyfrugal-mom/diy-brown-bag-thankful-tree/
http://www.craftymorning.com/paper-plateflower-craft-kids/
Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
2004 Medal Winner
for Illustration
Morales, Yuyi. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. N.p.:
n.p., n.d. Print.
3.2 Reading level, 0.5 AR Points
Just a Minute
 http://www.chroniclebooks.com/landingpages/pdfs/Just_A_min.pdf
 http://lindakreft.com/Americas/pdf/voices_minute.p
df
 http://www.latinbabybookclub.com/2008/10/justminute-trickster-tale-and-counting.html
http://www.crafts-for-allseasons.com/Q-tipskeleton.html
https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganshanahan/4
1-dia-de-los-muertos-activities-for-the-wholefamily?utm_term=.eoMwAzA0VL#.fa2VwOwv
DL
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
2012 Illustration Award

Illustrations are mixed-media collages, suggestive of
stained glass

Artwork combines ancient Mexican art themes with
block people figures to pay tribute to artist, Diego
Rivera

Rivera’s life is put into a child’s perspective

Text suggests that readers imagine what Rivera
might paint if he were alive today

Suggested grade levels K-3.
Meet the Author Book Reading with Duncan Tonatiuh
Tonatiuh, D. (2011). Diego Rivera: His world and ours. New York: Abrams Books.
Chalk Art
http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2012/07/30/diego-riveras-mothers-helper-artlesson/
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
Activity

Lesson Plan from the Classroom Bookshelf - Learn more about Rivera’s
life by reading the biographies listed below:

Diego, Bigger Than Life by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Diaz

Come Look With Me by Kimberly Lane

My Papa Diego and Me: Memories by Guadalupe Rivera Marin

Diego by Jonah and Jeanette Winter

Make your own mural: http://kidworldcitizen.org/2014/03/23/diegorivera-for-kids-make-your-own-mural/

Art Lesson: https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/the-murals-of-diegorivera-lesson-plan/
1996 Medal Winner for Illustration
Chato’s Kitchen
Ages 4-8
Soto, Gary, and Susan Guevara. Chato's Kitchen. New York: Putnam's, 1995. Print.
Chato’s Kitchen
 http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=3239
4_type=Book_typeId=1903
 http://www.liveoakmedia.com/client/guides/92719.pdf
 http://www.dcmp.org/guides/10050.pdf
 http://westonwoods.scholastic.com/products/westonwoo
ds/study_guides/chatos_kitchen.pdf
 http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/musicalmaracas/
2012 Honor Book for Illustration
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred

Story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals worked
together to make the rice pudding (arroz con leche) that they
serve at the fiesta.

Bilingual, clever insertion of Spanish words

Makes learning language fun—patterns of language

Multicultural—vocabulary building--sequencing

Similar to "The House That Jack Built"

Glossary of Spanish words and recipe for arroz on leche
Vamos, S., & Lopez, R. (2011). The cazuela that the farm maiden stirred. MA:
Charlesbridge.
http://www.islma.org/pdf/monarch/The%20Cazuela%20That%20the%20Far
m%20
Maiden%20Stirred%20web.pdf
http://www.rif.org/documents/us/The-Cazuela-That-the-Farm-MaidenStirred.pdf
http://www.samanthavamos.com/pdf/CAZUELA-Activity-Guide.pdf
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred Book Trailer
My Abuelita
2010 Illustrator Honor Book
• Sprinkled with Spanish words
• Contains similes, metaphors
• Celebrates family
• Honors storytelling
• Great for Grandparents’ Day
Abuelita’s hair is the color or salt Her face is as crinkled as
a dried chile…
2011 Honor Award for Illustration
Me, Frida
 True story of Frida Kahlo, wife of famous artist
Diego Rivera, wants to be a painter also
 Frida leaves her home in Mexico for San
Francisco and is lonely but soon sees the energy
of America
 Frida gains encouragement to become an artist
in her own right.
 Encourages children to believe in themselves so
they can make their own dreams come true
.
Novesky, Amy, David Diaz, and Maria T. Middleton. Me, Frida. New York: Abrams
for Young Readers, 2010.
2011 Medal Winner for Illustration –20002
Grandma’s Gift
Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
 Tale of a Christmas holiday that young Eric
spends with his grandmother.
 Eric and his grandmother journey through El
Barrio to buy food for pastales, a traditional dish
for Puerto Ricans
 Text is speckled with Spanish phrases as
Grandmother speaks to the vendors.
 At the MOMA, Eric sees a painting by Diego
Velasquez and realizes for the first time that he
could be an artist
 Grandmas gives Eric a lovely Christmas gift:
sketchbook and colored pencils
Velasquez, Eric, and Nicole Gastonguay. Grandma's Gift. New York, NY: Walker,
2010. .
2012 Honor Book for Illustation
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald
No Combina Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Sara Palacios
 Marisol McDonald, a Peruvian Scottish girl is quite
comfortable with who she is
 She has bright red hair and brown skin. Polka dots and
stripes are her favorite wardrobe pattern. She loves peanut
butter and jelly burritos.
 Others can’t seem to understand Marisol and her desire to
be different. Can't she just be one or the other?
 Warm story of girl strong in sense of self
 Bilingual
www.monicabronw.net/files/MarisolActivityKit.pdf
www.leeandlow.com/books2769/teachers_guide
2.8 Reading level, 0.5 AR points
Brown, Monica, and Sara Palacios. Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match. San Francisco:
Children's Book, 2011.
Fiesta Babies
2011 Illustration Award
 A group of multicultural babies delight
in the excitement of a parade
 Babies like listening to Grandpa’s
favorite mariachi song.
 Light, fun book uses short, rhyming
text.
 Spanish words can be understood in
context
 Glossary in back
Cordova, A. (2010). Fiesta babies. CA: Tricycle Press.
Author Amy Cordova's
Website
Author Carmen Tafolla's
Website
2013 Illustration Award
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert
 Illegitimate son of former slave and
Spaniard Royal, de Porres was born poor
and taunted for his mixed heritage
 Was apprenticed to become a surgeon
 Sought to be a healer and help those in
need earning his name as the rose of the
desert
 Discussion Guide:
Https://issuu.com/kathleenpelley/docs/ktpma
rtindeporresactivityguide_2611
Meet the Author Book Reading with David Diaz
Schmidt, Gary D., and David Diaz. Martín De Porres: The Rose in the Desert.
Boston: Clarion /Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print.
Resources…
¡Colorín colorado!
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
Hispanic / ELL Resources

http://blog.leeandlow.com/

http://dia.ala.org/sites/default/files/resources/DiaResourceG
uide.pdf

http://all-brown-all-around.blogspot.com/

http://www.lacasaazulbookstore.com/

www.chillola.com

http://richincolor.com/ (YA)

http://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/

http://reforma.membershipsoftware.org/content.asp?pl=59&sl
=9&contentid=87

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-choose-bestmulticultural-books
Celebrate Dia´
 Host a book club – online or at the your library
 Author study
 Bookmark contest:
 http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/kidscampaign/gamesactivities
/rthowtoBookmark contest
 Use readers theater:
 http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/kidscampaign/gamesactivities
/rthowto
 Letterboxing:
 http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/kidscampaign/gamesactivities
/letterboxing
Websites
Hispanic Literature Resources
 Read Write Think:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/calendar-activities/celebrate-ninos-libroschildren-20716.html
 Latinos in Kid Literature:
http://latinosinkidlit.com/2014/01/30/libros-latinosnino-wrestles-the-world/
 Teaching Books Net: http://www.teachingbooks.net/
Computer Games
 http://classroom-aid.com/2012/08/28/25-onlinegames-for-english-language-learners/
 http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabularygames/foreign-languages/spanish-english-wordmatch.html
 http://www.starfall.com/
 http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/elementary_sit
es_ells_71638.php
Celebrate Pura Belpre’
.
Children research a Pura Belpre’ author of their choice. They will then write an email
to that author. The email will contain the following information:
Paragraph 1 – Introduce yourself, explain what you are doing
Paragraph 2 – Refer to at least 3 facts from biographical research.
Paragraph 3 – Discuss at least one book read and what you learned about Hispanice
culture. Express at least 2 thoughts, feelings, reactions to book; give at least one
important or favorite quote; use a topic sentence & transition words
Paragraph 4 – Ask author 2 or 3 questions about the book you read; use a topic
sentence & transition words
Pura Belpre’ Activity
Choose one Pura Belpre´ Winning or Honor title for
narrative to read.
 Upon completion of reading, choose 1 of 3 activities to
summarize the title.
1. Create a short cartoon or comic book strip summarizing
the book, include setting and key characters.
2. Create a short video clip about the book, think movie
trailer.
3. Create a virtual poster advertising the book, include title,
author, key characters, pictures that support the story line
and create a tag line.
Questions?
Do you have questions?
Do you have book titles or
effective activities that you
would like to share?
Contact Information
Deborah Parrott
Graduate Program
Coordinator
Associate Professor,
School Library Media
East Tennessee State
University
Johnson City, TN 37614
parrottd@etsu.edu
References
Association for Library Service to Children. (2014). Pura Belpre Award. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal
Association for Library Service to Children & REFORMA. (2011, July).The Pura Belpre Award
Committee Manual. Retrieved from
ttp://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/
belpre_manual_July2011.pdf
Martinez-Roldan, C. (2013). The Representation of Latinos and the Use of Spanish: A
Critical Content Analysis of Skippyjon Jones. Journal Of Children's Literature, 39(1),
5-14.
Naidoo, J. (2012). Cultivating Latino Cultural Literacy Pura Beipré Award-Winning Books
in Library Programming for Teens and Tweens. Young Adult Library Services, 10(3),
32-41.
Norton, D. (Ed.). (2012). Multicultural Children’s Literature: Through the Eyes of Many
Children (4th ed.). United States: Pearson Education, Inc.
Suggested Reading List
Garza de Cortés, O. (2000). Developing the Spanish Children's Collection. In Library Services to Latinos:
An Anthology, (Salvador Güereña). 75-90. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company.
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