Provides fourteen simple recipes for dishes from different Latin American countries, including main dishes, snacks, and desserts
Primary (ages 6-9)
Material appropriate for primary age groups
La Gigantona : Mi Primer Libro De Folklore
Introduces children to Latin American folklore by using short stories, poems, riddles and much more.
Llama’s Secret
A Peruvian rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea, Mamacocha.
El Rey Colibri: Una Leyenda Guatemalteca (Leyendas Del Mundo)
A young chief who had been protected by a hummingbird is killed by his jealous uncle and then transformed into a quetzal, symbol of freedom.
El Secreto De La Llama (Leyendas Del Mundo) (Spanish Edition)
A Peruvian legend of how the llama warned all the animals of a coming flood.
The Sleeping Bread: Story
The bitter tear of an unwanted beggar causes the bread dough in the bakery shop to “sleep,” and the villagers fear it will not rise in time for the festival of the town’s patron saint.
El Secreto De Rigoberta/ The Secret Of Rigoberta (Spanish Edition)
When grandmother Rigoberta buys a can of tomatoes that was on sale, she gets an unexpected addition to her household, but having a genie in the modern world brings its own kind of problems.
El Tigre y El Rayo: The Jaguar and the Lightning
A folktale about a boasting jaguar who is humbled by lightning.
The Bravest Flute: A Story Of Courage In The Mayan Tradition
The Caldecott Honor-winning author of The Village of Round and Square Houses offers an inspirational tale, featuring her own exuberant illustrations, about a brave Mayan boy who leads his village’s New Year’s Day parade, even though he is weak and hungry.
America (Lee And Low): A Book Of Opposites/Un Libro De Contrarios
Illustrated by ten talented and ethnically varied children’s book artists, this new edition celebrates in words (both Spanish and English) and images what America is all about: diversity. Young children are led through a land of opposites, where they learn how to differentiate between high and low, wet and dry, and rough and smooth.