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Libros para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Latina: Infantil
Latinx/a/o Heritage Month 2022
Libros en español para niños y niñas de 0-12 años / Books in Spanish for Children 0-12
Latinx/a/o Heritage Month 2022
Libros en español para niños y niñas de 0-12 años / Books in Spanish for Children 0-12
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Evelyn Del Rey es la mejor amiga de Daniela. Hacen todo juntas e incluso viven una al frente de la otra en la misma calle en apartamentos que son casi iguales: Daniela con su mami y su h?mster, y Evelyn con su mami, su papi y su gato. Pero no despu?s de hoy-no despu?s de que Evelyn se mud? de su casa. Mientras tanto, las ni?as juegan entre las cajas de mudanza hasta la hora de despedirse, y se prometen mantenerse en contacto, pues saben que su amistad...
2) 9 kilometers
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"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--
3) Walk with me
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A deceptively simple, imaginative story depicting the complex emotional reality of a girl whose father no longer lives at home. The girl conjures up an imaginary companion, a lion, who will come with her on the long walk home from school. He will help her to pick up her baby brother from daycare and shop at the store (which has cut off the familys credit), and he'll keep her company all along the way until she is safe at home. He will always come...
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When Daniela the pirate and her crew start to follow a treasure map, strange things begin to happen to them... Could they be the work of Philomena, the fearful witch from Spooky Island who can't stand laughter and happiness? The third book in the popular Daniela the Pirate series delivers adventure on every page as Daniela and her crew try to stop Philomena casting her terrible spells.
5) Lucky me
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Bruno's home is a bit different, but he wouldn't trade it for the world. Bruno's friend Sanjay is lucky: He doesn't have to share his room (well, except with a pet iguana), and he can leave his toy soldiers all over the house. And Bruno's brother, Mateo, who is visually impaired, is pretty lucky too: He has a dog named Rocco who helps him get around. Plus, Mateo can keep reading after dark by using just his fingers (while Bruno has to use a flashlight)....
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From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought about by her parents' separation when she is taken to her grandmother's house in the country and befriended by an owl, a frog and a mouse. When her father leaves her at her grandmother's house, the young girl at the center of this story feels abandoned and lonely. Her mother has moved to another country,...
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This "sublime picture book" (Kirkus STARRED Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school. What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes...
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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Biscuit with a Spanish edition of the beloved classic-Bizcocho va a la escuela (Biscuit Goes to School)! This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom.
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A stunningly illustrated fable about cultural humility and the transcendent power of stories. A young teacher sets out for the Amazon rain forest, eager to share geography, science, and math with the remote community of Las Delicias. The town's children love the books the young teacher brings, and yet they keep repeating legends about a great and dangerous serpent. The young teacher can't believe her students still care about that nonsense. But as...
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to...
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Scholastic Inc
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[2020]
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Español
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The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. La familia de Barry trata de evacuarse antes que el hurac?n Katrina azote su hogar en Nueva Orleans, pero la hermanita de Barry se enferma y tienen que quedarse a esperar que pase la tormenta. Al principio, Katrina no parece tan terrible como dijo el pron?stico, pero durante la noche los diques se rompen y el mundo de...
13) The composition
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House of Anansi Press
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[2003]
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Pedro is a nine-year-old boy whose main interest in life is playing soccer. The arrest of his friend Daniel's father and a visit to the school of an army captain who wants the children to write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night" suddenly force Pedro to make a difficult choice. The author's note explains what a dictatorship is and provides a context for this powerful and provocative story.
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NubeOcho
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2017.
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Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. When the sun is suddenly blocked by a stubborn cloud, the two friends need to come up with a plan to chase that cloud away. Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling festivals in Spain, Cuba, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Belgium, and France. His...
16) La Guerra Sucia
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TPRS Publishing, Inc
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[2011]
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American journalist and single mother, Leslie Corrales, travels to Argentina to investigate the suspicious disappearance of 'Raul, ' the son of Magdalena Casasnovas. When Leslie discovers that Raul, along with tens of thousands of other suspected dissidents, has suffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the Argentine government, she finds herself in a life-altering series of events. Will she escape with her life and with the information she needs...
17) Zebra's umbrella
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NubeOcho
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2022.
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With the first drops of rain, Zebra opens his colorful umbrella. He invites Gazelle, Rhinoceros, Elephant and Hare under so they don't get wet. Lion doesn't want to get wet either. Will there be room for everyone under Zebra's umbrella? With gentle text and bright colours, Zebra's umbrella is a lovely story about friendship, kindness and sharing.
18) Benji's doll
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NubeOcho
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2021.
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"Benji wanted a doll. He wanted on really badly. Then, one day, mom and dad gave him a big box wrapped in a shiny ribbon ..."--Back cover
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Little, Brown and Company
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2020.
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Publisher Annotation: The Color Monster feels a little nervous. Today is his first day at school . . . and he doesn't even have a clue what school is! But, guided by his young friend, the Color Monster has lots of new adventures and makes new friends -- and looks forward to tomorrow. With bold colors and child-friendly art for young readers -- and an adorable, shaggy rainbow critter as the star -- The Color Monster Goes to School is a showstopping...
20) The scary wind
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NubeOcho
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[2017]
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Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. But when a scary, swirling wind comes up, the two must find a way to face their fears. Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling festivals in Spain, Cuba, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Belgium, and France. His books have been translated into English,...
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