Monica Brown
Author
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishing Llc
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa. School Library Journal has named My Name is Celia "[a]n exuberant picture-book biography . . . a brilliant introduction to a significant woman and her music."
Author
Publisher
Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Today is Butterfly Day!" Julianita excitedly tells her grandfather as they make their way down Carmen Street to school one morning. Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting for—they're going to learn about monarch butterflies. But what's even more thrilling is they're each going to receive their very own caterpillar to raise! When Julianita gets hers, she names him Tiger because of his striking yellow and black stripes.
Ms.
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Publisher
Cooper Square Publishing Llc
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is a tremendous figure, enomously talented, and unabashedly admired. This is his story, lovingly told, for children to enjoy. Using the imagery from...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, Bank Street College of Education
Junior Library Guild Selection, Junior Library Guild
RISE: A Feminist Book Project, American Library Association (ALA)
Bestselling author Monica Brown takes us on a magical journey into the lives of generations of creative women in her family in this gorgeously illustrated bilingual picture book.
Monica Brown, exitosa autora, nos lleva
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Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including Diana Taurasi!
When Diana Taurasi was a girl, professional women's basketball didn't exist in the US. But she worked hard to create opportunities for herself, winning championships throughout college and eventually going on to...
When Diana Taurasi was a girl, professional women's basketball didn't exist in the US. But she worked hard to create opportunities for herself, winning championships throughout college and eventually going on to...
6) My name is Gabriela: the life of Gabriela Mistral = Me llamo Gabriela : la vida de Gabriela Mistral
Author
Publisher
Luna Rising
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Sumario en español: A Gabriela Mistral le encantaban las palabras, los sonidos y los cuentos. Nació en Chile y llegó a ser la primera mujer latina que ganara un Premio Nobel. Como poeta y como maestra, inspiró a niños de muchos países a expresar lo que pensaban.
Gabriela Mistral loved words, sounds and stories. Born in Chile, she would grow to become the first Nobel Prize-winning Latina woman in the world. As a poet and a teacher, she inspired...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning duo of author Brown and artist Lopez hit all the right beats in this vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King! Full color.
Author
Series
Marisol McDonald volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the BibliBurro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's BiblioBurro and mobile libraries in other countries.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved fútbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pelé, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend"--Cover.
"¿Sabes cómo un niño brasileño pobre que amaba el fútbol más que nada en el mundo se convirtió en la estrella más importante...
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Lola is ecstatic to learn that their family will visit her favorite aunt in Peru, where she and Ben discover the wonderful adventures to be found in Lima while struggling to stay out of trouble.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y César Chávez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together ... and learn they have more in common than they thought"--
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Lola Levine finally gets a kitten, but when the family learns that Ben is allergic, they will have to find a new home for the pet"--
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles Frida's life -- from her childhood to her rise as one of the world's most influential painters -- capturing the beauty and strength of Frida's creative spirit, which carried her through tragedy and triumph, and the animals that inspired her along the way." -- Book jacket.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown Books and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Lola upsets her best friends by playing Halloween tricks on them but with help from her family, she may still be able to enjoy her favorite holiday.
Author
Series
Marisol McDonald volume 3
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Una bilingüe, chica multirracial valiente encuentra su propia manera de conquistar su miedo del monstruo nocturno que misteriosamente aparece en su casa. Incluye notas y glosario de autor
"A spunky, bilingual, multiracial girl finds her own way to conquer her fear of the nighttime monster that mysteriously appears in her home. Includes author's note and glossary"--
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