It's a small world after all
Night falls. A little boy and his grandma peer into a dark room. “Abuelίta, el cuycuy!” exclaims the little one. His grandma turns on the light and tells him the story about the boogeyman or “cuycuy”.
This little boy will delight in a book (English or Spanish; he is bi-lingual) that is well-written and centers on things that occupy his life –wondering what is in a dark room, the celebrations of his parents and family, the folk tales of his culture. Bi-lingual books for children celebrate the joy of reading.
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Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day / Celebremos El Dia de Los Ninos/El Dia de Los Libros Mora, Pat Illustrator Lopez, Rafael 2009-03 - Rayo 9780061288777 Check Our Catalog SPA
Take a ride in a long submarine or fly away in a hot air balloon. Whatever you do, just be sure to bring your favorite book Rafael Lopez's colorful illustrations perfectly complement Pat Mora's lilting text …More |
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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart Mora, Pat Illustrator Colon, Raul 2005-10 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers 0375823379 Check Our Catalog
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Beisbol En Abril Soto, Gary Author Soto 1998-02 - Fondo de Cultura Economica USA 9681648382 Check Our Catalog SPA
A collection of 11 short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. …More |
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Oh No, Gotta Go #2! Elya, Susan Middleton Illustrator Avril, Lynne 2007-07 - Putnam Publishing Group 9780399243080 Check Our Catalog
Buoyant illustrations and a clever mix of Spanish and English words convey the urgency of what inevitably happens after the car pulls away from home. Full color. …More |
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Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento Garza, Xavier Illustrator Garza, Xavier 2005-01 - Cinco Puntos Press 093831792X Check Our Catalog SPA
Young readers will see the fascinating world of Mexico's version of professional wrestling come alive in this storybook in which a young boy attends a match in Mexico City for the first time, and meets his hero. Full color. …More |
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The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Dia Que Nevo Tortilla: Folk Tales Retold by Joe Hayes Hayes, Joe Illustrator Castro L., Antonio Translator Hayes, Joe 2003-10 - Cinco Puntos Press 0938317768 Check Our Catalog SPA Los niños de todas las edades siempre le preguntan a Joe Hayes: ¿Cómo pueden nevar tortillas? Bueno, ahora saben dónde encontrar la respuesta: finalmente el libro clásico de Joe El Día que Nevaron Tortillas aparece en una nueva edición bilingüe. El Bloomsbury Review consideró la edición original en inglés como uno de los quince libros infantiles favoritos de todos los tiempos. Esta edición bilingüe contiene todas las historias originales tal como han evolucionado en los últimos veinte años de narrativa de Joe. También tiene nuevas ilustraciones realizadas por el artista galardonado Antonio Castro. Los narradores han estado contando estas historias en los pueblos de New México desde que los españoles llegaron por primera vez al Nuevo Mundo hace de cuatrocientos años, pero Joe siempre les agrega sus propios matices para las audiencias modernas. Los cuentos están llenos de magia y diversión. En la historia del título, por ejemplo, una mujer muy astuta salva a su tonto esposo de una banda de ladrones. Ella le hace creer al viejo hombre ¡que nevaron tortillas durante la noche! En otra historia, un niño pequeño entrega de buena gana su dinero a cambio de un buen consejo. Sus padres piensan que es un tonto, pero el buen consejo lo lleva a la riqueza y a un casamiento con la realeza. El encanto continúa historia tras historia: un ladrón astuto engaña a un rey para entregar su reino y un príncipe encuentra a su amada en una casa llena de hermanastras malvadas. Y por supuesto, escuchamos otra vez la antigua historia de la mujer que llora, La Llorona, que sigue buscando sus hijos ahogados en las riveras del río.
Kids of all ages are always asking Joe Hayes, "How can it snow tortillas?" Well, now they'll know where to find the answer-at long last, Joe's signature book "The Day It Snowed Tortillas "is appearing in this new bilingual edition. "Bloomsbury Review "listed the original English-only edition as one of their fifteen all-time favorite children's books. Our bilingual edition has all the original stories as they have evolved in the last twenty years of Joe's storytelling. It also has new illustrations by award-winning artist Antonio Castro. Storytellers have been telling these stories in the villages of New Mexico since the Spanish first came to the New World over four hundred years ago, but Joe always adds his own nuances for modern audiences. The tales are full of magic and fun. In the title story, for instance, a very clever woman saves her silly husband from a band of robbers. She makes the old man believe it snowed tortillas during the night! In another story, a young boy gladly gives up all of his wages for good advice. His parents think he is a fool, but the good advice leads to wealth and a royal marriage. The enchantment continues in story after story-a clever thief tricks a king for his kingdom and a prince finds his beloved in a house full of wicked step-sisters. And of course, we listen again to the ancient tale of the weeping woman, La Llorona, who still searches for her drowned children along the riverbanks.
Joe Hayes is one of America's premier storytellers. He is especially recognized for his bilingual telling of stories from the Hispanic culture of northern New Mexico. Joe lives in Santa Fe, NewMexico and travels extensively throughout the United States, visiting schools and storytelling festivals.
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El Festival de las Calaveras = The Festival of the Bones San Vicente, Luis Translator Byrd, John William Translator Byrd, Bobby 2002-09 - Cinco Puntos Press 0938317679 Check Our Catalog SPA Este libro fascinante introduce el concepto y las cualidades de la cultura de la calavera y el dia de los muertos. Prosa poética y dibujos complejos ilustran la agridulce felicidad y humor de esta celebración. This fascinating book introduces the concept and qualities of the culture of the calavera, or Mexican skeletons associated with the Day of the Dead. Poetic prose and complex drawings illustrate the bittersweet joy and humor of this celebration.
Mexico's Day of the Dead fascinates U.S readers, whether for its joyful celebration of an unusual tradition or because it simply feels like home. San Vicente lets children join the celebration as they watch the skeletons rock, rattle, and roll those long old bones as they get ready for the biggest event of their social calendar. A short and fun essay, directed toward young readers, will explain this important Mexican holiday.
The works of Mexico City artist Luis San Vicente have been exhibited in Mexico, Venezuela, Europe, and the United States. He has won UNESCO's prestigious NOMA Encouragement Concours Prize for Illustration, and UNESCO honored his work (1997, 1998, and 1999) in their prestigious Youth and Children's Catalog of Illustrations.
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This is fantastic!