Rita, a young girl living in New York’s El Barrio, describes the Afro-Caribbean dance music, salsa, and imagines being a salsa director.
Americas
Materials from the Americas
Speak English for Us, Marisol!
After school, Marisol eagerly starts for home to see if her cat, Luisa, has had her kittens. But before she can get there, Uncle Tomás calls to her. He needs Marisol to tell the poultry man that his chickens cost too much. Uncle Tomás cannot speak English so Marisol must do the talking–and she does. Marisol hurries on her way, but soon Auntie Flora stops her for help. Then Mrs. Lopez needs her, too. When Marisol finally gets home, her own mama needs her to hurry to the phone company to straighten out a bill. Luisa will have to wait.
Migrant Worker: A Boy from the Rio Grande Valley
Describes the way of life of Mexican American families and their children who work as migrant agricultural laborers in Texas.
Viva!…!una Pinata! (Spanish Edition)
Clara chooses to have a dog-shaped pinata at her birthday party but quickly finds she has become attached to it and cannot bear to destroy it, so she finds herself in a bad situation because if she keeps the dog pinata, she will have no pinata for her party.
Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale
It s the day of Lolo’s big sister’s quinceañera party, and suddenly everyone is too busy to play with Lolo. But when she lets her dog Gobi runfree, everyone notices. Vivid illustrations in acrylics and watercolor by Martha Avile
s skillfully portray Lolo using her fast feet and wits to outsmart Gobi and save her big sister’s special day!
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale And Spanish Alphabet Book
TWO-TIME PURA BELPRÉ WINNER Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can’t figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor Calvera decides not to get her one gift, but instead one gift for every letter of the alphabet, just in case. Una Acordéon: An accordion for her to dance to. Bigotes: A mustache because she has none. Cosquillas: Tickles to make her laugh…only to find out at the end of the alphabet that the best gift of all is seeing her friends. Morales’s art glows in this heart-warming original tale with folklore themes, a companion book to her Pura Belpré-winning JUST A MINUTE.
Carlos Y El Zorillo/ Carlos And The Skunk (Carlos Series)
When Carlos tries to show off for his friend Gloria by catching a skunk, he gets more than he bargained for.
Remember the Alamo: Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans Tell Their Stories
An account of the famous battle of the Alamo which presents different points of view of the event.
The New Republic: 1760-1840s (Hispanic America)
Provides comprehensive information on the history of the Spanish exploring the United States from the American Revolution to the Mexican Revolution.
Cesar Chavez (Hispanic Heritage)
Twenty photographs mark an overview of the life and struggle of Cesar Chavez, the union leader who has spent his life trying to improve the lives of migrant farm workers.