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| name = Thanks to Josefina<br />
| image = Thanks_to_Josefina.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of Thanks to Josefina.<br />
| published = 2003<br />
| author = [[Valerie Tripp]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]<br>[[Renée Graef]] (vignettes)<br>[[Susan McAliley]] (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 158485698X<br />
| setting = Late Autumn, 1824<br />
| related = [[List of Josefina's Books#Central Series|Josefina's Central Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[Josefina Learns a Lesson]]''<br />
}}<br />
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'''Thanks to Josefina''' is part of the [[Short Stories]] collections.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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* [[Josefina Montoya]]<br />
* [[Ana Montoya]]<br />
* [[Francisca Montoya]]<br />
* [[Clara Montoya]]<br />
* [[Dolores Romero]]<br />
* [[Teresita]]<br />
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==Story Summary==<br />
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===Meet The Author===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Blankets in 1824===<br />
Discusses blankets and blanket weaving in New Mexico. Topics include:<br />
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* How wool was collected for weaving, and how different colored dyes were created from different things.<br />
* The different patterns that were woven onto blankets, and the traditional designs that Navajo and Indian servants wove on their blankets.<br />
* The special blanket that Rosario, a Navajo servant, created for [[wikipedia:Antonio Jose Martinez|Padres Martinez]] after she had decided to stay with him.<br />
* Which kind of blankets were given to new brides as wedding gifts, and the use of blankets in common households.<br />
* What blankets were traded for in Mexico City, including necessities, luxuries and American goods.<br />
* How Americans effected New Mexican weaving, and the continuation of traditional weaving by small family companies today.<br />
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===Activity: Dye a T-Shirt===<br />
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Instructions on how to dye a t-shirt.<br />
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===Glossary of Spanish Words===<br />
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A glossary of Spanish words used in the text. <br />
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==Items Associated With ''Thanks to Josefina''==<br />
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* [[Josefina's Weaving Outfit]]<br />
* [[Josefina's Weaving Loom]]<br />
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[[Category:Josefina Montoya]]<br />
[[Category:Josefina's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Short Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2003]]<br />
[[Category:Retired Books]]<br />
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