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Region: Mexico
Lucha Libre: A Bilingual Cuento: the Man in the Silver Mask
Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador — the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil — los rudos, the bad guys [...]
Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: bilingual, Mexican Americans, wrestling 4 Comments
The House Of The Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion By Nancy Farmer is about Matthew who is a clone of El Patrón, a powerful drug lord of the land of Opium, which is located between the United States and Mexico. For six years, he has lived in a tiny cottage in the poppy fields with Celia, a kind and [...]
Other Descriptors: Latin America, Science Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Cloning, Community, Drug, Friendship, future, Identity, Journey, Survival Leave a comment
My Life with the Wave
A classic Diana Wynne Jones gem is available again. “All three [fantasies] overflow with the kind of slapstick humor children love, involving ordinary household objects brought to life by magic.”–”School Library Journal.”
Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Children, friends, Humor, imaginations, Life, Love, relationships Leave a comment
Opossum and the Great Firemaker
Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.
Mexico
Introduces Mexican culture using crafts, recipes, games, and folktales.
Other Descriptors: All Ages, Nonfiction Themes: Culture, diversity, Handicrafts, Mexico, Social life and customs, traditions Leave a comment
Mystery of the Ancient Maya
Explores the advanced civilization and unsolved mysteries of the Maya who reigned for over 2000 years and then disappeared.
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Central America, Maya Leave a comment
The Diving Bell
Culca longs to dive, but girls on her native island take care of the men. The divers are essential to the survival of the village as the pearls and shells they gather are used for trading. All is not well, however. When Spanish ships full of god sink in a storm, the village divers are [...]
Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Themes: colonization, Courage, diving, female role, island, Kidnapping, native American, Occupation, Rescue, Spain Leave a comment
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
The Children of the Sierra Madre