The Boy who Could Do Anything

The Boy who Could Do Anything PDF Author: Anita Brenner
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Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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The Boy who Could Do Anything

The Boy who Could Do Anything PDF Author: Anita Brenner
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Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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The Boy who Could Do Anything & Other Mexican Folk Tales

The Boy who Could Do Anything & Other Mexican Folk Tales PDF Author:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Includes twenty-four Mexican folktales dealing with ancient wisdom, everyday life, magic, and the legendary character Tepozton.

Children's Books and Their Creators

Children's Books and Their Creators PDF Author: Anita Silvey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395653807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 862

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Unique in its coverage of contemporary American children's literature, this timely, single-volume reference covers the books our children are--or should be--reading now, from board books to young adult novels. Enriched with dozens of color illustrations and the voices of authors and illustrators themselves, it is a cornucopia of delight. 23 color, 153 b&w illustrations.

The Boy who Could Do Anything

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Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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A Bicultural Heritage

A Bicultural Heritage PDF Author: Isabel Schon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810811287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Less Is More

Less Is More PDF Author: Donna J. Baumbach
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 9780838909195
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Contains practical advice for updating a school library collection describing why it is important and how to use automation tools to make the job easier.

A Latino Heritage, Series V

A Latino Heritage, Series V PDF Author: Isabel Schon
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810830578
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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An aid for librarians and teachers interested in exposing students in kindergarten through high school with an understanding and appreciation of the people, history, and art and political, social, and economic problems of Central and South American countries, and Latino-heritage people in the United States.

Connecting Cultures

Connecting Cultures PDF Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313080224
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 691

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A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.

Fiesta Femenina

Fiesta Femenina PDF Author: Mary-Joan Gerson
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782856439
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67

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Eight Mexican folk heroines come to vibrant life in this fascinating anthology illustrated by Pura Belpré Award-winning artist, educator and activist Maya Gonzalez. Drawing on centuries of Mexican traditions, Fiesta Feminina celebrates brave young girls, clever mythological characters and ambitious historic women leaders. With an illustrator’s note by Gonzalez and fully updated interiors, Fiesta Feminina joins Barefoot’s popular anthology collection as an engaging tool to weave a captivating storytime in the classroom or at home.

Indian Women of Early Mexico

Indian Women of Early Mexico PDF Author: Susan Schroeder
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806129600
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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This collection of essays by leading scholars in Mexican ethnohistory, edited by Susan Schroeder, Stephanie Wood, and Robert Haskett, examines the life experiences of Indian women in preconquest colonial Mexico. In this volume: "Introduction," Susan Schroeder; "Mexica Women on the Home Front," Louise M. Burkhart; "Aztec Wives," Arthur J. O. Anderson; "Indian-Spanish Marriages in the First Century of the Colony," Pedro Carrasco; "Gender and Social Identity," Rebecca Horn; "From Parallel and Equivalent to Separate but Unequal: Tenochca Mexica Women, 1500-1700," Susan Kellogg; "Activist or Adulteress/ The Life and Struggle of Doña Josefa Mará of Tepoztlan," Robert Haskett; "Matters of Life at Death," Stephanie Wood; "Mixteca Cacicas," Ronald Spores; "Women and Crime in Colonial Oaxaca," Lisa Mary Sousa; "Women, Rebellion, and the Moral Economy of Maya Peasants in Colonial Mexico," Kevin Gosner; "Work, Marriage, and Status: Maya Women of Colonial Yucatan," Marta Espejo-Ponce Hunt and Matthew Restall; "Double Jeopardy," Susan M. Deeds; "Women's Voices from the Frontier," Leslie S. Offutt; "Rethinking Malinche," Frances Karttunen; "Concluding Remarks," Stephanie Wood and Robert Haskett.