Material appropriate for primary age groups
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.
Describes the daily activities and dangers shared by the penguins and other animal inhabitants of Antarctica.
The dog wants to be a tiger. He sees a little boy, a couple, and another dog who think of him as just a “dog”. He tries to become a tiger and evens rolls around in mud and licks stripes off of his fur so he looks like a tiger. When the little boy is in trouble in the water, the dog doesn’t hesitate to help him, even though his stripes will be ruined. After saving the boy, the couple and little boy now call him Tiger, and the dog calls him sir.
Robert wishes that his house guest Stevie would go away, but when he does Robert realizes how much fun they had together.
A poignant bilingual picture book about the death of a grandmother Like most Saturdays, Mr. García’s rooster wakes Lorena much earlier than she wants to wake up. Lorena pulls the covers over her head to block out the day, but she knows she has to get up. Today is no ordinary Saturday. She and her mother will be going to Grandpa’s house. Since Grandma’s recent death, everything has changed for Lorena. Her mother often cries, and Grandpa sits motionless in his chair staring out the window. Though Mamá says Grandma must be in heaven, Lorena misses Grandma, too. She can’t see or touch heaven. Where is Grandma? At Grandpa’s house, Lorena tries to help him stop grieving, but not even Grandma’s miracle words, “sana, sana, colita de rana…” work. How can Lorena help Grandpa? Lorena notices a beatiful carved chest in the corner of the room. When Lorena opens it, she sees a tangle of colors, fabrics, and keepsakes from when Grandma was alive.
When a flute’s owner believes it to be in need of repair, a little girl blows out butterflies, an owl, two fish, a nightingale, green leaves, and a great bunch of goose feathers.
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.
Pepita does not like the color pink and is dismayed to learn that it is the favorite color of the pink little girl who moves in next door.
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.
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.