Sara Palacios
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"In the hills above Port-au-Prince, a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but realizes it's much harder than she thought"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Lola knows a lot about being a good friend. She knows friends have lots of things in common but not everything (that would be boring). Friends are always ready to share--even something gross! Sometimes friends make mistakes but they always forgive each other. The problem is Lola's family just moved, and the only person she knows in her new neighborhood is her big sister Charlotte. And Charlotte doesn't exactly count. Can Lola prove she knows how to...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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A scarecrow stood in the garden. Tall, proud, and smiling. Every day a girl brought her favorite books to the garden and she read to him. He heard tales of courage and of hope. And when she said, "The End," the scarecrow always felt a little bit taller and braver. Year after year, she came and she read to him. Until one spring, two different hands picked him up from the garden shed and placed him in the garden. He waited, but she didn't come to read...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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English
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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.
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40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all the 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? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the beloved Caribbean folktale "La Cucaracha Martina."
15) One big family
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
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English
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A family reunion brings surprises, laughter, adventures and love.
16) A song of frutas
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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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.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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Come along and sing with me! Sing along to your child's favorite songs, from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" to "The Wheels on the Bus," in English and in Spanish! Accompanied by joyful, charming illustrations by Pura Belpré award winner Sara Palacios, this book is for every child who loves to sing, dance, and play.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"Julieta est̀ ansiosa para honrar el alma de su abuelita en D̕a de Muertos, pero lucha por encontrar el regalo perfecto. Una c̀lida historia sobre el amor, la familia y los lazos que nos conectan, incluso despǔs de la muerte. Acompąa a Julieta en su b͠squeda del regalo perfecto para honrar el alma de su abuelita en D̕a de Muertos. Con la celebraci̤n acerc̀ndose, y viendo c̤mo sus ideas fallan una tras otra, Julieta est̀ cada vez m̀s preocupada....