Alma Flor Ada

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

Collects entertaining poems from the well-known children's author.

4) Ten little puppies: Diez perritos ; adaptación de una canción infantil tradicional

Author

Pub. Date

c2011

Description

Ten little puppies are lost, one by one, for different reasons, until only one little puppy remains.

7) Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba

Author

Pub. Date

2015

Description

The author of My Name Is Maria Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of the island of Cuba, where Alma Flor grew up. Told through...

8) Quien nacera aqui?

Author

Pub. Date

1999

9) Con cariño, Amalia

Author

Pub. Date

c2012

Description

Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.

10) Gathering the sun: an alphabet in Spanish and English

Author

Formats

Picture Book, Vox Book

Description

A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet.

11) The lizard and the sun =: La lagartija y el sol

Author

Pub. Date

Description

A traditional Mexican folktale in which a faithful lizard finds the sun which brings light and warmth back to the world.

12) Dancing home

Author

Pub. Date

c2011

Description

When Margie's cousin Lupe comes from Mexico to live in California with Margie's family, Lupe must adapt to America, while Margie, who thought it would be fun to have her cousin there, finds that she is embarrassed by her in school and jealous of her at home.

13) Me llamo María Isabel

Author

Series

Libros Colibrí

Pub. Date

c1993

Description

Third grader María Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.

14) La sorpresa de Mamá Coneja

Author

Series

Cuentos para todo el año

Pub. Date

2017

Description

Mother Rabbit's brood decides to surprise her with Easter eggs from various animals.

15) En alas del cóndor

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2017

Description

Take a journey into the remarkable history and culture of Spanish-speaking lands. You will find that the people are tenacious, industrious, wise, and creative as you marvel at well-known Hispanic artists' extraordinary illustrations.

16) Vuelo del quetzal

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2017

Description

From the Amazon rain forest to the Atacama desert, Latin America is without rival in its natural beauty, geographical jewels, and incredible variety of flora and fauna. The poetic flow of the text and the color illustrations take readers on a voyage into the wonders found south of the border.

17) Ojos del jaguar

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2017

Description

Many pre-Columbian civilizations of today's Latin America were very advanced for their times. You will read about their progress in agriculture, their research and understanding of medicinal plants, architecture, and astronomy, their intricate writing systems, and their prodigious literary and artistic productions. The text is easy to read and poetic.

18) Ratoncito Pérez, cartero

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2017

Description

Pérez the Mouse is the Hispanic version of the tooth fairy. All the children in the neighborhood have grown up, and Pérez finds a job as a mail carrier. Join him as he delivers the town folks' mail and learns important lessons along the way.

19) Let me help!

Author

Pub. Date

2010

Description

A pet parrot tries to help his human family prepare for the Cinco de Mayo festivities in San Antonio, Texas.

20) Yours truly, Goldilocks

Author

Series

Hidden Forest volume 2

Pub. Date

c1998

Description