This vignette from Sandra Cisneros’s best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us. Bilingual
Hairs/Pelitos
Americas
Materials from the Americas
Canto Una Cancion
I sing a song.
La Familia Numerozzi
With eight kids and somewhat extravagant parents, the Numerozzis are not your typical family. Readers will have a good laugh as they wach them prepare to leave the house in the morning.
Cinco Monitos Brincando En La Cama/Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed (Five Little Monkeys Picture Books)
Even doctor’s orders won’t stop these silly monkeys from having their fun. But you’ll never guess what Mama does when the Five Little Monkeys finally do fall asleep! Here is the most popular Five Little Monkeys story, available for the first time in a bil
Oh No, Gotta Go #2!
This little girl isn’t going to let an emergency ruin her picnic. She made sure to use the baño before leaving home, and she’s not going to drink a thing. But when her tummy starts rumbling after a salad of delicious espinaca, her wrinkly, pink face tells her mom they’re in trouble:”¡Hija!” she said, as Mamá got an inkling that this was the big kind of going, not tinkling. And the race is on to make it back to their casa in time! With a riotous text that mixes Spanish and English, and illustrations that vividly capture the family’s predicament, this companion to Oh No, Gotta Go! is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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.
Cool Cats Counting
Donkeys lined up to dance the merengue? Rats in bolero hats? Pigs salsa dancing? And how cool are those cats anyway? Sherry Shahan and Paula BarragA-n, the collaborators behind the highly acclaimed Spicy Hot Colors, reteam in a burst of color and rhythm to introduce young readers to animals and numbers in English and Spanish. Shahan\’s poetic riffs suggest a variety of rhythms and dances, and BarragA-n\’s multimedia illustrations outfit the animals in vibrant costumes any diva would envy!
La Zariguerya Y El Gran Creador De Fuego- Opossum And The Great Filmmaker
Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.
Relata el cuentro tradicional de India Cora en el cual la Zarigueya es mas astuta que la poderosa y grande Iguana y devuelve el fuego a la gente del mundo.
La Montana De Fuego / Hill Of Fire (Reading Rainbow Book)
An easy-to-read account of the birth of Paricutin volcano in the field of a poor Mexican farmer.
Look What We’ve Brought You From Mexico
Introduces Mexican culture using crafts, recipes, games, and folktales.