Xelena Gonzalez
Xelena Gonzalez has roots in San Antonio but has stretched her wings to fly all the way to Guangzhou, China, where she works as a librarian in an international school. She studied journalism at Northwestern University and library science at Texas Woman’s University, but her true training as a storyteller has come from getting to know other living beings–including plants, animals, and people. She tells their stories through picture books, essays, songs, and dance.
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All Around Us (AUDIO)
- By: Xelena Gonzalez
- Narrator: Xelena Gonzalez
- Length: 19 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: July 24, 2018
- Language: English
Grandpa says circles are all around us. He points to the rainbow that rises high in the sky after a thundercloud has come. Can you see? That’s only half of the circle. That rest of it is down below, in the earth. He and his granddaughter... Read more
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