The Day Abuelo Got Lost

The Day Abuelo Got Lost PDF Author: Diane de Anda
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807514934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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2020 Most Inspirational Children's Picture Book, Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Award While grandfather's loss of memory is very upsetting, it makes Luis find new things for them to do, and helps him realize that they still love each other. A touching story about a boy and his grandfather who enjoy a special relationship—until Abuelo starts to lose his memory. Instead of building model planes and cooking together, Luis and his father have to search the neighborhood for Abuelo, and Luis and Abuelo have to find new activities to enjoy together.

The Day Abuelo Got Lost

The Day Abuelo Got Lost PDF Author: Diane de Anda
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807514934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
2020 Most Inspirational Children's Picture Book, Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Award While grandfather's loss of memory is very upsetting, it makes Luis find new things for them to do, and helps him realize that they still love each other. A touching story about a boy and his grandfather who enjoy a special relationship—until Abuelo starts to lose his memory. Instead of building model planes and cooking together, Luis and his father have to search the neighborhood for Abuelo, and Luis and Abuelo have to find new activities to enjoy together.

Applesauce Day

Applesauce Day PDF Author: Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807503932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
From tree to table, this story shows how one family comes together to make applesauce. Applesauce Day is here! Maria and her family visit an apple orchard and pick apples. Then it's time to turn the apples into applesauce. Every year they use a special pot that has been in the family for generations. Follow along as everyone helps to make delicious applesauce.

Dear Abuelo

Dear Abuelo PDF Author: Grecia Huesca Dominguez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781478867999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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There is much Juana is going to miss as she moves from Mexico to New York, but nothing more than her abuelo. Through letters, she details her flight, new apartment, first days of school where everyone speaks a language she barely understands, and the incident where her teacher mispronounces her name. When Juana makes her first friend--a girl named Elizabeth who speaks English and Spanish--things begin to change. Elizabeth explains to the teacher how to pronounce Juana's name and the school librarian shows her books in Spanish, leading her to want to one day write her own--in both Spanish and English.

An Island Like You

An Island Like You PDF Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545281547
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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Judith Ortiz Cofer's Pura Belpré award-winning collection of short stories about life in the barrio! Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her with a boy. Luis sits atop a six-foot mountain of hubcaps in his father's junkyard, working off a sentence for breaking and entering. Sandra tries to reconcile her looks to the conventional Latino notion of beauty. And Arturo, different from his macho classmates, fantasizes about escaping his community. They are the teenagers of the barrio -- and this is their world.

Moving Beyond Boundaries (Vol. 2)

Moving Beyond Boundaries (Vol. 2) PDF Author: Carole Boyce-Davies
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814712401
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Book Description
V. 1. International dimensions of Black women's writing -- .

What a Beautiful Morning

What a Beautiful Morning PDF Author: Arthur Levine
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 0762459077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon. But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is? Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share with Grandpa. Something musical. Something that makes the morning beautiful again. This is a story about how love helps us find even what we think is lost.

Mango Moon

Mango Moon PDF Author: Diane de Anda
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807549541
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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First Book's 2nd Annual Title Raves 2020 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People 2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award 2020 Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book, Second Place A timely story that portrays the heartbreak of a family separated by deportation. When a father is taken away from his family and faces deportation, the family is left to grieve and wonder what comes next. Maricela, Manuel, and their mother face the many challenges of having their lives completely changed by the absence of their father and husband. Having to move, missed soccer games and birthday parties, and emptiness are just part of the now day-to-day norm. Mango Moon shows what life is like from a child's perspective when a parent is deported, and the heartbreaking realities the family has to face.

Theo's Mood

Theo's Mood PDF Author: Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807577790
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College On "Mood Monday," students describe their moods after the weekend. But Theo doesn't know what to say because he has a new baby sister and is feeling so many emotions all at once. It's Mood Monday and Miss Cady's class is sharing how they feel after the weekend. But Theo doesn’t know whether he’s in a good mood or a bad mood. He has a new baby sister, and he isn’t just happy like Eric who got a new bike or sad like April who lost her dog. As Theo’s classmates discuss all their feelings, he realizes he’s not in a good mood or a bad mood—he’s both those things!

21 Cousins

21 Cousins PDF Author: Diane de Anda
Publisher: Star Bright Books
ISBN: 159572589X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Tall, short, big, small, athletic, artistic . . . cousins may look different and have different interests and abilities, but that just makes them one extraordinary family! From Maricela’s bilingual spelling skills to Mario’s tech whiz abilities, no two cousins are alike—and that’s just the way they like it. All the cousins are muy entusiasmados for the surprise at the end of their family gathering!

A Church for All

A Church for All PDF Author: Gayle E. Pitman
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
ISBN: 1489682465
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
This simple, lyrical story celebrates a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that embraces all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. All are welcome at the church for all!