Great-aunt Runfio was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful.
La Senorita Runfio (Picture Puffins)
Primary (ages 6-9)
Material appropriate for primary age groups
Quiero Ser Camionero (I Want To Be a Truck Driver)
In this book male and female truck drivers from all cultures are featured, seen in active and appealing photographs. The lives of these important people are depicted with excitement and realism and easy-to-read captions are explanatory and informative without talking down to the young reader. Perfect for bedtime reading, quiet time, or group story times, the “I Want to Be…” books spark questions and conversation, and can prompt children to learn more about a particular occupation, while reinforcing the importance of aspiring to be their best.
Read All About It! (Spanish Edition): Leer Para Creer!
Tyrone loves school, but he doesn’t like to read, until one day, while his teacher is reading aloud, more than words come out of the book–Tyrone and his friends are swept up in a mysterious adventure that lands them in a most unexpected place.
Dear Peter Rabbit – Spanish (Libros Colibri)
Is it possible that the world’s most popular storybook characters know each other? Alma Flor Ada charms readers with this story told through a collection of letters that reveal the friendship between favorite storybook characters. Bright illustrations capture the humor of the interwoven stories, where all the characters meet at a birthday party for Goldilocks. Full color.
Let’s Go/Vamos: A Book in Two Languages/Vamos : Un Libro En Dos Lenguas
Uses brilliantly colored paper cutouts of familiar objects–each clearly labeled with its Spanish and English name–to introduce young readers to basic words in Spanish and English.
My First French Word Book
Presents pictures labeled in French and English under such headings as “My clothes,” “At the supermarket,” “Time, weather, and seasons,” and “Opposites.”
Quiero Ser Enfermero (I Want To Be A Nurse)
In this book male and female nurses from all cultures are featured, seen in active and appealing photographs.
The Baby Chicks Sing/Los Pollitos Dicen
A bilingual collection of children’s songs, rhymes, and games celebrates playtime while investigating the culture of Spanish-speaking countries, in a colorful anthology that also includes musical arrangements.
Musica Para Todo El Mundo!/Music, Music For Everyone
Rosa plays her accordion with her friends in the Oak Street Band and earns money to help her mother with expenses while her grandmother is sick.
Quiero Ser Maestro (I Want To Be A Teacher)
In this book male and female school teachers from all cultures are featured, seen in active and appealing photographs.