An Hispanic grandmother relates family and cultural history to her granddaughter in her San Francisco, California, apartment as she tells of growing up in New Mexico.
Grandma Francisca Remembers (What Was It Like Grandma?)
Love
Quinito’s Neighborhood/El vecindario de Quinito
Quinito not only knows everyone in his neighborhood, he also knows that each person in his community has different, important occupation.
Sumario en español: Quinto sabe que su vecindad consiste en mas que edificios, calles y tienda. Todos los vecinos tienen trabajos importantes y cada amigo y vecino sabe y valora cada uno.
Magda’s Tortillas / Las tortillas de Magda
While learning to make tortillas on her seventh birthday, Magda tries to make perfectly round ones like those made by her grandmother but instead creates a variety of wonderful shapes.
Mi Mamá
Hablemos, the Spanish language edition of the Talk-About-Books series, feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.
Mi Papá
Hablemos, the Spanish language edition of the Talk-About-Books series, feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.
Global Babies
The Global Fund For Children develops innovative titles that help young readers expand their appreciation of the multicultural world in which they live. Each book depicts positive images of children, promotes multiculturalism, and integrates the child’s perspective into the text. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these books helps support The Global Fund For Children’s grantmaking toward community-based projects benefiting children around the world.
The Baby Book (World’s Family Series)
Photographs of babies from many nations, engaged in typical activities.
Families
Some children live with their mothers and fathers. Others have stepparents or live with just one parent. Still others live with grandparents or foster parents who chose them specially. But all children all around the world, are part of families–big and small, loving, sharing, and caring for one another. This look at all kinds of families from all over the world helps young children begin to think about families they belong to, as it gives them a glimpse into the rich variety of world cultures.
The Daddy Book (World’s Family Series)
A loving, positive look at fathers around the world and how they relate to their children.
Mama, Do You Love Me?
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother’s love is unconditional and everlasting.