Los Sueños de Xóchitl

Los Sueños de Xóchitl PDF Author: Virginia Hildebrandt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996774222
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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sequel to Las Lágrimas de Xóchitl

Los Sueños de Xóchitl

Los Sueños de Xóchitl PDF Author: Virginia Hildebrandt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996774222
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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sequel to Las Lágrimas de Xóchitl

A Movie in My Pillow

A Movie in My Pillow PDF Author: Jorge Argueta
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 9780892391653
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Poems for children that evoke the wonder of childhood in rural El Salvador include the relationship with a caring father and the author's confusion and delight in his new urban home.

Xochitl and the Flowers

Xochitl and the Flowers PDF Author: Jorge Argueta
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 9780892391813
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : es
Pages : 44

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Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in San Francisco from El Salvador,reate a beautiful plant nursery in place of the garbage heap behind theirpartment, and celebrate with their friends and neighbors.

Pájaros de la Cosecha

Pájaros de la Cosecha PDF Author: Blanca López de Mariscal
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 9780892391691
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Juan Zanate used to sit under his favorite tree--with his only friends, the harvest birds--dreaming and planning his life. Juan had big dreams of becoming a farmer like his father and grandfather. But when his father died and the land was divided, there was only enough for his two older brothers. In this charming story from the heart of the Indian tradition in Mexico, Juan learns to determine his own destiny--with help from his loyal friends, the harvest birds.

Quinito's Neighborhood

Quinito's Neighborhood PDF Author: Ina Cumpiano
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 0892392096
Category : Bilingual books
Languages : es
Pages : 36

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Quinito's neighbors all have important roles to play in the community.

It Doesn't Have to be this Way

It Doesn't Have to be this Way PDF Author: Luis J. Rodriguez
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 9780892392032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Reluctantly a young boy becomes more and more involved in the activities of a local gang, until a tragic event involving his cousin forces him to make a choice about the course of his life.

Summer of the Mariposas

Summer of the Mariposas PDF Author: Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781600609008
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.

Drum, Chavi, Drum!

Drum, Chavi, Drum! PDF Author: Mayra L. Dole
Publisher: Children's Book Press
ISBN: 9780892391868
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : es
Pages : 42

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Chavi's music teacher believes that only boys should play drums in Miami'sestival de la Calle Ocho, but Chavi knows she is a good musician and looksor a way to prove it.

Mexican Calendar Girls

Mexican Calendar Girls PDF Author: Angela Villalba
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811853156
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Book Description
A truly popular art form, the glamorous paintings of Mexican calendar girls have a long and fascinating historyas advertisements, enticements, and emblems of Mexican cultural heritage and pride. The result of years of research, this playful and informative book reproduces more than 150 vibrantly colorful calendar images, plus archival photographs and other materials that illuminate their creation. A fully bilingual text gives an overview of the calendars' social and cultural history, along with biographies of the talented artists who created them. Also including a foreword by the renowned Mexican cultural critic Carlos Monsivis, Mexican Calendar Girls presents this popular and delightful art as never before.

The Witch Owl Parliament

The Witch Owl Parliament PDF Author: David Bowles
Publisher: Tu Books
ISBN: 9781620145920
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Book Description
Resurrected by her brother using a forbidden combination of alchemy and engineering, apprentice curandera Cristina vows to protect the Republic of Santander against the lechuzas terrorizing immigrants and plaguing the country.