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61) Ghost wings
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Español
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Cristina está entusiasmada por celebrar el Día de los Muertos con su hermano Carlos y su familia. Los lectores jóvenes pueden seguir mientras todos se preparan para recordar a sus seres queridos que ya no están con ellos.
Cristina is excited to celebrate Día de los Muertos with her brother, Carlos, and their family. Young readers can follow along as everyone gets ready to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother, abuelita, gato. Well, but, there's something just a little bit different about this family. Maybe it's those clothes they wear... just a little bit fashion backward. And the colors! So vibrant and... lively. Maybe that's what it is. They are just so full of life. Familia--life from a Day of the Dead perspective!"--
Bienvenido a la familia! Es igual que el tuyo: padre,...
65) Ghosts
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English
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Catrina and her family move to Bahía de la Luna, a small town on the Northern California coast, hoping that the cool, salty air will help her little sister, Maya, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Cat is not happy about leaving her friends, and becomes even more upset about the move when a neighbor informs the sisters that the town is inhabited by ghosts, and that Dia de los Muertos -- a time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones -- is...
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20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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English
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"Alebrijes, sugar skulls, and papel picado are all examples of the colorfulness of Day of the Dead festivities. La Catrina, the beloved figure of Día de Muertos, will introduce little ones to colors and their first English and Spanish words. Gather orange cempasúchil, indulge in green mole, and light a sea of velas blancas to welcome our dearly departed back home!"--
La Catrina, la querida figura del Día de Muertos, presentará a los más pequeños...
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Love sugar magic volume 1
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English
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Wanting to be a part of her family's Dia de los Muertos preparations, Leonora sneaks out of school to discover her mother, aunt, and older sisters have been keeping a secret.
71) Miguel's music
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Miguel loves music, but his family says it is not allowed. Will he ever change their minds?"--Page 4 of cover.
72) Mi ofrenda
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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In this color search-and-find story, Amelia needs help from the reader collecting items for her family's ofrenda on Día de los Muertos.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
Description
"Though twelve-year-old Miguel Rivera dreams of playing guitar for the world, his family of shoemakers, who banned music generations ago, has a different future in mind for the hopeful musician. One night, Miguel's attempt to prove his musical talent finds him in the Land of the Dead--a colorful metropolis where his musical idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, lives in a sparkling hacienda. With help from a kind trickster named Héctor, Miguel aims to meet Ernesto...
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Criterion collection volume 410
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2 videodiscs (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (17 chiefly unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
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English
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
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22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Introduce your toddler to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) with this colorful counting primer, from the creators of BabyLit. This engaging board book features popular Day of the Dead activities and objects, as it is celebrated in Mexico and throughout the world. Count and find, from 1 to 10: -1 Comparsa (a carnival-like celebration) -2 Catrinas (a female skeleton) -3 Photographs of the departed -4 Coronas de flores (a crown of flowers) -5 Musicians...
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Canticos volume 5
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12, 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 x 21 cm.
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English
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Book five in the Canticos series of bilingual nursery rhymes - perfect for Halloween and Day of the Dead. Little Skeletons / Esqueletitos is a Day of the Dead-themed take on the traditional Latin American song Los Esqueletitos (Calaveras) Salen de la Tumba, with art inspired by the famous Mexican Calavera woodcut prints. -- Amazon.com.
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