Alma Flor Ada
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Language
English
Description
The author of My Name Is Maria Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of the island of Cuba, where Alma Flor grew up. Told through...
25) The gold coin
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.
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129 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
Description
Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.
31) Daniel's pet
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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A young boy takes good care of his pet chicken, and when she is grown up she gives him a surprise.
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Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Illustrated biographies of three important persons, José Martí, the Cuban writer and revolutionary; Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter; and César Chávez, Mexican American leader of the farm workers' movement.
34) Mamá Goose
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
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English
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Presents lullabies, finger plays, nursery rhymes, games, riddles, proverbs, and more in Spanish and English.
Una colección de canciones de cuna encantadoras.