While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday.

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4) Abuela's weave

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Castañeda, Omar S

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[1993] Lee & Low Books

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First edition.

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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

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Esperanza learns the art of weaving Guatemalan tapestries from her grandmother. Together they make something very special and refuse to show it to anyone until market day.

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5) Confetti: poems for children

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Mora, Pat

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1996 Lee & Low Books

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1st ed.

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[30] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Poems celebrating the beauty of the Southwest as experienced by a Mexican American girl who lives there.

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6) Cristina keeps a promise

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Kroll, Virginia L

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c2006 Albert Whitman and Company

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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Having promised her younger brother that she will watch him race in the Special Olympics, Cristina is offered the chance to meet a famous author--her favorite--on the same day and must make a tough choice.

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