Sara Palacios
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores Latin American traditions for celebrating Christmas Eve in a text that combines English and Spanish words and follows the rhythm of Clement Moore's The Night Before Christmas.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
It's nearly Christmas in California. María and her little brother, Juan, are headed south to the border with Mexico to visit their grandmother. They are excited to celebrate Las Posadas with her, honoring Mary and Joseph's journey to the inn at Bethlehem. María has knitted Abuela a scarf, and Juan has drawn her a picture. But when Juan's gift won't fit through the tiny spaces in the border fence - barely big enough for little fingers to touch -...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Plátanos are Yesenia's favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they're a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why plátanos go with everything--especially love!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Jyoti is overwhelmed when she visits her grandmother in India for the first time, but she and Sita Pati quickly form a bond. When Pati visits Jyoti in America, it is Jyoti's turn to help her grandmother feel welcome. --Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness. --Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A unique, spunky, multiracial, bilingual girl plans a one-of-a-kind birthday party and hopes her abuelita (grandma) will be able to come from Peru to join the festivities. Includes an author's note and glossaries--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When Marisol hears a loud bump under her bed one night, she is sure it's a monster making the noise. Night after night the bumps continue, and Marisol is scared, even though she knows monsters aren't really real. Can Marisol find a way to face her fear of the nighttime monster lurking in her room?
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La Cucaracha Martina, in which Martina does not like parties. Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter that's too much for quiet Martina. At least with all that noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last or is she? --Provided by the publisher....
Author
Language
English
Description
The popular song from 123 Andrés' Latin Grammy Award-winning album is cleverly and beautifully brought to life in this bright, bouncy book! Each of the 10 birds is given a fun and silly personality, and children will love to follow along as each flies away, and escapes a lurking kitty!
123 Andrés are gifted lyricists and storytellers, and this bilingual board book perfectly captures their energy and charm. Pura Belpré Illustration Honor recipient...
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Español
Description
En nuestra casa hay un espacio en donde todos los días ocurren sucesos asombrosos, pasan inadvertidos porque estamos acostumbrados a ellos. Pero este libro nos invita a verlos de otra forma: como fenómenos que sólo la física y la química pueden explicar.
This is a place where amazing things happen everyday, but are, ignored because we are so used to them. This book invites us to see everyday occurrences from a different point of view, specifically...
19) Yolisa malísima
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Es la historia de una niña inteligente y traviesa que se esmera en causar estropicios. El relato, rimado y escrito con un enorme sentido del humor, es acompañado por ilustraciones que agregan giros que enriquecen las acciones de la niña.
A story about a clever and mischievous little girl who does everything in her power to create chaos. The rhyming narrative, written with a deep sense of humor is, presented with attractive illustrations that enliven...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
This fun, bouncy bilingual song from 123 Andrés' Grammy Award-winning album is brought to life in a whole, new way that's perfect for story time sharing! Sara Palacios animates this popular song with vibrant, fresh illustrations that will engage little ones and their parents.