Primary (ages 6-9)

Material appropriate for primary age groups

La Tienda De Mamá Y Papá

In this evocative picture book, Mama, Papa, and six brothers and sisters live behind a fabric and thread store in downtown Guatemala City in the late 1950s. The narrator’s parents fled China during the Japanese invasion and, with a few neighbors, found refuge in Central America and opened their business. People come from all over to buy their bright fabrics and brilliant thread for weaving and making clothes. Author and artist Amelia Lau Carling depicts an almost magical kingdom where Chinese, Guatemalan, and Native cultures meet in harmony, where children can play and learn about all the different peoples who bring the city to vibrant life.

Sorpresa De Navidad Para Chabelita (Spanish Edition)

Young Chabelita must stay with her grandparents while her mother lives in a distant town. When Chabelita recites her mother’s favorite poem at her school’s Christmas pageant, she receives a special Christmas surprise. Argentina Palacios is a noted folklorist and Latin American storyteller. Full color.

Ya Basta, Sofia!: That’s Enough Sofia (Primeros Lectores Series) (Spanish Edition)

Sofía no puede seguir viviendo con cinco personas en su casa: dos padres y otros tres niños. Sobre todo, porque ella es “la sensata hermana mayor” que debe dar el ejemplo a los demás. Y no paran de repetirle en casa: ¡Sofía, basta ya! Hasta Hasta que un día es Sofía es la que dice basta ya, y comienza su gran aventura y su sueño de libertad. Pero, ¿durará mucho su sueño.?

The Gold Coin

Juan has been a thief for many years. So when he peeks through a crack in Doã Josef´s door and sees a gold coin in her hand, he immediately decides to steal her treasure. Stealing it, however, is not as easy as Juan had thought, and soon he is traveling around the countryside, trying to catch up with the old woman and her gold. But as this original tale with a Central American setting shows, there are other, human kinds of treasure waiting to be discovered.

Una Bruja En La Sopa (Primeros Lectores)

Un gato negro, con ojos que brillan en la oscuridad. Una señora vieja con nariz jorobada, la barbilla hendida y un gran sombrero puntiagudo. Fea a morir, Como una bruja. Una casa muy extraña, perdida al fondo de una calle desierta. Una olla tan grande, que es posible echar dentro a una persona.Todos los elementos que se requieren para que Meli Melo viva otra de sus fascinantes aventuras.

The Fifth And Final Sun: An Ancient Aztec Myth Of The Sun’s Origin

Back in the earliest memories of the world, the God of the Night ruled the skies, but his reign as sun was ended by the jealousy of the God of the Wind. The ancient gods’ struggle for supremacy raged for ages, until the creation, by sacrifice of the fifth and final sun. “An unusual book that should do much to illuminate the legends of an important ancient culture.” — Kirkus Reviews

Ninez: Spanish Songs, Games, And Stories Of Childhood

More than forty verses, games and stories of Spanish childhood folklore have been collected by the author from research based largely on archival materials gathered by WPA writers in the 1930s and in current interviews. A number of the pieces can be traced directly to Spain and were brought to America by early explorers and settlers. They serve as a link between the old and new worlds–a way to retain cultural and historical memory and transmit it to succeeding generations. Many interesting variations have occurred over the centuries, always the way with true folklore, as children have played the games and the stories have been told and retold. Literal translations, rules for playing the games and music for some of them are included. Winner of the Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association.