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Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.

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Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustling modern cities of São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Along the way, readers will learn about the vibrant cultures and innovations of Latin America—rodeo, carnival, chocolate, coffee, piñata, tango, and salsa, to name only a few. Many of these have become part of the daily lives of people all around the world.

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Canadian Children's Books - Annick Press

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Amazing Innovations

We Thought of It

Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre Recommended Reads List, Canadian Toy Testing Council

Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustling modern cities of São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Along the way, readers will learn about the vibrant cultures and innovations of Latin America-rodeo, carnival, chocolate, coffee, piñata, tango, and salsa, to name only a few. Many of these have become part of the daily lives of people all around the world.

Latin Americans Thought of It features a rich array of photos along with informative text divided into sections, including: * Clothing * Architecture * Communication * Arts and Crafts * Everyday Inventions * Sports

This fifth book in Annick's successful We Thought of It series describes the traditions and innovations that are the result of thousands of years of civilization in Latin America, across two continents and nearly 20 countries. Within the region, there are many similarities (for instance, except for Brazil, the countries are all Spanish-speaking) and also many differences: in the mountainous Andes regions, terrace farming was invented so that crops could be planted on steep hillsides, while in the marshy areas of Mexico and Bolivia raised fields called chinampas were devised so that crops could flourish in lowlands.

"An excellent resource and a must-buy for any school library."
-CM Reviews, 03/12

"This wonderful resource could be used to introduce students to the Latin American culture and would provide a good starting-off point for children working on projects or essays."
-Canadian Children's Book News, 07/12

"I like the series and love that it brings our attention to technological advancements that developed in other places and times outside of North America. Good introductions that could lead into deeper discussions and research."
-Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, 02/12

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Latin Americans Thought of It, Middle Grade Readers

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Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre Recommended Reads List, Canadian Toy Testing Council Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustling modern cities of São Paulo and Buenos Aires.

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Señor Felipe's Alphabet Adventure : El Alfabeto Español

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Señor Felipe's Alphabet Adventure : El Alfabeto Español

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Señor Felipe, a photographer, finally has an assignment. He is to make a set of photographs of objects, beginning with each letter of the Spanish alphabet. Yes, amigo, Señor Felipe can speak Spanish! Join him and his trusty parrot on their remote island for an action-packed alphabet adventure

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Get this from a library! Señor Felipe's alphabet adventure : el alfabeto Español. [Sharon Vargo] -- Señor Felipe is given the mission to photograph things that begin with each letter of the Spanish alphabet.

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What do you get when you cross The Little Red Hen with a burro and his friends? Burro’s Tortillas! In this humorous Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. Young children will love the repetition; older children will enjoy the book’s many puns. In addition to its Southwestern flavor, the delightful story imparts an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made.

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Burro's Tortillas has 30 ratings and 14 reviews. ACS said: Burro's Tortillas is a whimsical story about a "little burro" (a small donkey) who noticed tha...

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Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays -- los domingos -- she visits Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different in many ways, they also have a great deal in common -- in particular, their love for their granddaughter.

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Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a Eu...

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Highlights the early life and activist years of the Latino labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating the National Farm Workers Association (now known as the United Farm Workers) to improve their working conditions and protect their rights.

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Highlights the early life and activist years of the Latino labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating the National Farm Workers Association (now known as the United Farm Workers) to improve their working conditions and protect their rights.

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Hispanic Americans: One Or Many Cultures?

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Hispanic Americans: One Or Many Cultures?

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Examines the differences and similarities between Hispanics in the United States. Spotlights three families: one Puerto Rican, one Mexican American, and one Cuban American. Explores how they feel about themselves and how they view each other. Hosted by Jimmy Smits.

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All About the Holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month

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All About the Holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month

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There are about 54 million Hispanics in the United States. Across the country, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated with festivals and community events recognizing their contributions. Part of the “All About the Holidays” series.

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All About the Holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month

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There are about 54 million Hispanics in the United States. Across the country, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated with festivals and community events recognizing their contributions. Part of the "All About the Holidays" series.

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Harvesting Hope: the story of Cesar Chavez

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Harvesting Hope: the story of Cesar Chavez

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Educator's Guide

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Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez 

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Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez 

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A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

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Harvesting Hope book. Read 391 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights le...

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A History Of Hispanic Achievement In America: A New Hispanic Identity

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A History Of Hispanic Achievement In America: A New Hispanic Identity

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Throughout U.S. history, Hispanics have contributed and achieved in building the West, in medicine and science, in entertainment, journalism, business, education, civil rights, politics, in sports, and more. Highlights Luís de Onís preventing a war between Spain and the United States, Don Facundo Melgares inaugurating trade on the Santa Fe Trail, José Antonio Navarro and Lorenzo de Zavala as founding fathers of the Texas Republic, Juan Seguin standing with Americans at the Battle of the Alamo, and Juana Briones establishing San Francisco.

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A History Of Hispanic Achievement In America: A New Hispanic Identity

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Throughout U.S. history, Hispanics have contributed and achieved in building the West, in medicine and science, in entertainment, journalism, business, education, civil rights, politics, in sports, and more.

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Hispanic Americans: Latin And African Americans: Friends Or Foes

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Hispanic Americans: Latin And African Americans: Friends Or Foes

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Explores the tensions and misunderstandings that exist between Latinos and African Americans. Includes interviews with Hispanics and African Americans from Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. Poet Maya Angelou, political activist Al Sharpton, Congressman Herman Badillo, actress Phylicia Rashad and others suggest solutions that emphasize cultural understanding. Hosted by Hector Elizondo.

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Hispanic Americans: Latin And African Americans: Friends Or Foes

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Explores the tensions and misunderstandings that exist between Latinos and African Americans. Includes interviews with Hispanics and African Americans from Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. Poet Maya Angelou, political activist Al Sharpton, Congressman Herman Badillo, actress Phylicia Rashad and others suggest solutions that emphasize cultural understanding. Hosted by Hector Elizondo.

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The Day of the Dead = El Día de los Muertos

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The Day of the Dead = El Día de los Muertos

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Colorful illustrations and Spanish and English text recount one family's celebrations for the Day of the Dead.

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The Day of the Dead / El dia de los muertos

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The Day of the Dead / El dia de los muertos has 110 ratings and 22 reviews. Ariel said: A rhyme about the Day of the Dead, in both English and Spanish. T...

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This is the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids.

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The Alchemist has 1,420,154 ratings and 56,162 reviews. Christopher said: I really disliked this book. I dislike it in the way that I dislike a great dea...

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Overweight and nerdy Oscar lives with his Dominican American mother and sister in New Jersey and dreams of becoming a renowned author and finding true love, but unfortunately, a family curse stands in the way of his wishes.

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Yes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary. Because the Yes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary. Because the story of Oscar's life is nothing without the background remembrance of Abelard, Beli, Lola wondrous' lives. Because you can't figure out from sentence 2 who narrates this book and this gives the book that je ne sais quoi that keep you going. Because there are far too many atrocities committed by dictators all over the world that we have no clue about and that we are bound to know and to prevent from happening. And also because it's not our duty to decide whether one author or the other deserve the awards they receive - what makes you feel like you're qualified to judge upon this?! ...more (less)

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Yes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary. Because the Yes. Because Diaz has no difficulty from weaving a comprehensible story from two languages without making you want to check a dictionary.

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Carol and Johnny Garza are 12-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance. Shipped off to relatives in Mexico by their grieving father, the twins learn that their mother is a nagual, a shapeshifter, and that they have inherited her powers. In order to rescue her, they will have to descend into the Aztec underworld and face the dangers that await them

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The Smoking Mirror has 55 ratings and 19 reviews. Russell said: The marketing departments for book publishers think they have to categorize books in orde...

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Provides an overview of the life of Diego Rivera, discusses his work, and prompts readers to imagine what he would paint in contemporary times.

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Diego Rivera has 466 ratings and 179 reviews. Danielle said: A biography of Diego Rivera, followed by a fascinating exploration of how he might portray o...

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Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.

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Me, Frida has 404 ratings and 99 reviews. Amanda L said: A small slice of Frida's life while living in San Francisco, emerging from the shadow of Diego R...

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Univers…

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Read 69.8k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Dante can swim. Ari can’t. Dante is articulate and self-assured. Ari has a hard time wit…

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Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music

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Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music

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Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.

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Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule-until the drum dream girl. In her city of ...

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Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras

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Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras

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Educator's Guide

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Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras

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Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras

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A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist José Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.

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Funny Bones has 1,117 ratings and 295 reviews. A picture book biography of José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913). In a country that was not known for ...

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Mia's Abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside

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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir

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In this poetic memoir, Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War

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Read 630 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this poetic memoir, Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor,...

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Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio customize their car into a low rider for the Universal Car Competition to win the cash prize that will enable them to buy their own garage.

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Lowriders in Space (Lowriders in Space, #1)

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Lowriders in Space has 1,170 ratings and 274 reviews. paula said: There is no review of this book I can write, because I can't transcribe the happy harmo...

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A spunky young girl from Colombia loves playing with her canine best friend and resists boring school activities, especially learning English, until her family tells her that a special trip is planned to an English-speaking place

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Medina's beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language...Juana's narration is also peppered with easy-to-figure-out Spanish words.
-The New York Times Book Review

Through this strong, adventurous, and smart female protagonist, Medina presents an extraordinary story about the many opportunities learning a new language can bring. Full-color illustrations provide excellent depictions of Juana's life in Bogotá and allow readers to connect with her character and culture. The artwork playfully interacts with dynamic text, which often arcs across the page, employs large fonts for emphasis, and smoothly incorporates Spanish words. Fans of Judy Moody and Lola Levine will absolutely love Juana. This upbeat new series for young readers is a must-buy.
-Booklist (starred review)

As both author and illustrator, Medina is able to integrate the text and illustrations in unique ways, including spreads in which Juana tells us why, for example, she strongly dislikes her school uniform or why Mami is the most important person in her life. Font design is also used creatively, such as when Medina traces the arc of a soccer ball hit hard enough to be sent "across the field." An essential selection that creates multicultural awareness, has distinguished and appealing design elements, and has a text that is the stuff of true literature.
-School Library Journal (starred review)

Both comfortably familiar (this will be an easy sell for fans of Pennypacker's Clementine, for instance) and keenly specific in its setting and characters, Juana & Lucas is much needed for the gap it fills in American children's literature, but it will be much beloved for its warmly depicted family relationships, eminently read-aloud- able high jinks, and sunny protagonist.
-Horn Book (starred review)

Told from Juana's point of view with humor and drama, using capitalized words, periods separating words for emphasis, and a good sprinkling of Spanish words throughout, the book makes clear there's a universality to Juana's story. The ink-and-watercolor cartoon-style illustrations are charming...The real gift of this book comes from presenting a different point of reference to American children who hear only stories of poverty and need coming out of South America.
-Kirkus Reviews

A Colombian girl takes on her greatest challenge-the English language-in this cheery series opener...Medina's loose, full-color cartoons and interspersed profiles of the people in Juana's life add to the overall playfulness of the story. It's an inviting look at life in Colombia, and readers will probably be struck by just how much they have in common with Juana.
-Publishers Weekly

Juana is certain to join spunky, spirited independent young girls like Judy Moody, Junie B. Jones, and Clementine as a beginning chapter book favorite character. A twist on the value of learning multiple languages from a non-American perspective is welcomed.
-School Library Connection

This delightful easy chapter book has much to recommend it: a lively and likable child narrator (entirely credible in her ambivalence about scholastic endeavors), a strong plot trajectory and quick pacing (and a page count that will pass muster with reluctant readers), and a generous number of engaging illustrations that will be in color in the finished book...Both edifying and entertaining, this solid title is a winner.
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The author-illustrator grew up in Colombia and draws on fond memories to lend energy and heart to the many vignettes. Juana expands a sometimes limited view of South America.
-San Francisco Chronicle

"Juana and Lucas" is the kind of book I'd like to see a lot more of.
-A Fuse #8 Production (blog)

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Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina | PenguinRandomHouse.com

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Medina's beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language...Juana's narration is also peppered with easy-to-figure-out Spanish words.-The New York Times Book Review Through this strong, adventurous, and smart female protagonist, Medina presents an extraordinary story about the many opportunities learning a new language can bring.

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	Pelé, king of soccer = Pelé, el rey del fútbol

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	Pelé, king of soccer = Pelé, el rey del fútbol

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Introduces children to the life and accomplishments of international soccer star Pelé. Presented in English and Spanish.

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Monica Brown - Children's Book Author - Books > Pelé King of Soccer

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Introduces the reader to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

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A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookA 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is rev...

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Sonia Sotomayor : a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

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Sonia Sotomayor : a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

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Discussion Questions and Activities

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Find new book releases, best sellers lists and see when your favorite author is making their next appearance.Simon & Schuster is your one stop online book store for book and author news.

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Sonia Sotomayor : a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

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Sonia Sotomayor : a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx

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An illustrated introduction to the life of Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up in poverty in the Bronx and became the first Latino Supreme Court justice. Written in both English and Spanish.

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Sonia Sotomayor has 225 ratings and 49 reviews. Laura5 said: There had never been a Latin American on the Supreme Court. How strange this was! There are...

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Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation 

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Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation 

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My tata's remedies = Los remedios de mi tata

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My tata's remedies = Los remedios de mi tata

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Tata Gus teaches his grandson Aaron how to use natural healing remedies, and in the process helps the members of his family and his neighbors

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My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata

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My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata has 74 ratings and 23 reviews. Nancy said: A story of a Tata (grandfather) that practices holistic remedies ...

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Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation 

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Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California

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Separate Is Never Equal book. Read 1,293 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Syl...

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The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in an Hispanic community in Texas.

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In My Family/En mi familia has 191 ratings and 57 reviews. Cynda said: When I was a graduate student, Lomas went to Kingsville to visit her family in the...

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Showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics.

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Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera | PenguinRandomHouse.com

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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding...