An illustrated collection of nursery rhymes, finger play games, and lullabies from the major Latino groups living in the United States today.
English and Spanish.
Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children’s Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico’s annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
"In the days leading up to Lent, cities around the world come alive for carnival. Parades of costumed revelers and elaborate floats fill the streets, and people, young and old, dance to the sound of samba and calypso."
For voice and piano, vocal line incorporated in piano part; includes chord symbols.
Spanish words; includes words printed as text with English translations.
Includes index.
Marked by Kleven’s exuberant art, this bilingual collection of 27 Latin American folk songs features simple arrangements for voice, piano, and guitar as well as suggestions for group sing-alongs and musical games.
A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
Parallel text in English and Spanish
Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishment.
Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her Marisol McDonald no combina. Es pelirroja y morena; su ropa es de varios colores; juega a los piratas futbolistas; y le gusta ser única.
A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.
Spanish and English parallel text on opposing pages.
Passport’s language guides. "Spanish for Beginners guides its users through a series of everyday situations and provides a thorough foundation in basic, practical Spanish."
In this cumulative folktale from Cuba, the sun sets off a chain of events which results in the cleaning of a rooster's beak in time for his uncle's wedding.
A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.
In English with some Spanish words.
Guided by a blue hummingbird, Jade brings an offering to the Mountain Spirit who lives near her village in Mexico, and asks if he will send rain to end the drought that threatens the people. Includes information about the legend on which this story is based and facts about corn.
Real life story of Tito Puente considered the "King of Mamba" at the center of the Latin Jazz explosion. This colorfully illustrated book recounts his life from childhood in Spanish Harlem in the 1920's to the first of his five Grammy awards.
A young fan of lucha libre Mexican wrestling makes a connection to his battling hero, the Angel de la Guarda (the Guardian Angel).
Parallel text in English and Spanish.
Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice - unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.
Versión en español de Ernesto Reggianini.
After winning seven wishes from a magical horse, the foolish Juan Bobo wastes six of them on his way to try to make the king’s daughter laugh.
"Ñum-ñum was a bear cub that lived on the other side of the page, or rather, that was a teddy of story. But over there, from the other side, he was able to read the different stories of children who read to him. So if you read this book, Ñum-ñum will also be able to read you..."
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
Sumario en español: En este recuento chistoso de un folktale cubano, una cucarachita se entrevista a sus pretendientes para decidir quién para casar.