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.
Latin America
Un Regalo De Gracias: La Leyenda De La Altagracia (Spanish Edition)
After their olive crop fails, Maria fears that her family will have to abandon their farm on the new island colony. Then, one night she dreams of a mysterious and beautiful lady shrouded by trees with branches hung with hundreds of little suns. They are oranges like the ones Maria’s parents once ate in their homeland, Valencia, Spain. That very day, Maria and her family plant the seeds that soon yield a magnificent orange grove and save the farm. But who was the mysterious lady who appeared in her dream and will Maria ever find her again to say gracias?
My First Phrases in Spanish and English
Simple dialogues, set in school, in town, in the park, at the beach, and at home, present subjects familiar to children and sturdy pull-tabs transform the text from English to Spanish.
Pio Peep! Book and Cd
A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.
My Land Sings: Stories from the Rio Grande
A collection of ten original and traditional stories set in New Mexico, including “Lupe and la Llorona,” “The Shepherd Who Knew the Language of Animals,” and “Coyote and Raven.”
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 2
My Mother and I Are Growing Strong
A five-year-old describes the way her mother is working and coping with problems while her father is in prison.
Come Look With Me, Latin American Art
Color reproductions of twelve masterpieces are accompanied by questions that encourage young readers to learn through visual exploration and interaction. Works from artists such as Diego Rivera (Mexico), Fernando Botero (Columbia), and Ramon Frade (Puerto Rico) are included. Background information ont he artist, the period, the medium, the technique, and the subject of the painting provide context for the art experience.
Cuentos Con Sazon (Spanish Edition)
It¹s New Year’s Day and Carmen Teresa’s Maryland home is filled with relatives, friends, and neighbors from all over Latin America. Everyone is eating, dancing, and telling stories. When Dona Josepha gives Carmen a blank notebook, each guest tells her a story to write down but Carmen has an idea of her own!
Over Here It’s Different: Carolina’s Story
Relates, in text and photographs, the experiences of an eleven-year-old girl who emigrated from the Dominican Republic at age seven, and describes the two worlds she lives in as an American trying to preserve her heritage.
The Magic Shell
Living in two cultures – the Domonican Republic & New York – a kid learns to speak English as he overcomes his loneliness.