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Latin American Literature
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Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada; Simon Silva (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780688170677
Publication Date: 2001-10-09
In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simón Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet, describe the wonder of the vegetable and fruit farms. K-5
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Going Home by Eve Bunting; David Diaz (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780064435093
Publication Date: 1998-08-22
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Big Moon Tortilla by Joy Cowley; Dyanne Strongbow (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781590780374
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
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The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780698119017
Publication Date: 2001-09-24
Sister Angie organizes a celebration of Las Posadas to reenact the night Jesus was born. But this year a snowstorm hits, and only a miracle can save the show. K-4
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The Kite by Luis GarayISBN: 9780887765032
Publication Date: 2002-04-09
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Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza (Illustrator); Pat Mora (Afterword by); Sandra Cisneros (Introduction by)ISBN: 9780892392070
Publication Date: 2005-03-16
Family Picturesis the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist.K-4
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Cinco de Mayo by Linda Lowery; Barbara Knutson (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781575057644
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
Deciding what to play against the Spanish Game (classically known as the Ruy Lopez) is a perennial problem for those who play 'open games' as Black. 1-4
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Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jeanne Arnold (Illustrator); Jan Romero StevensISBN: 9780873586252
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Set in northern New Mexico, young Carlos refuses to take a bath after his farm work each day, until a plant sprouts in his ear. K-4
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Frida by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Frida Kahlo (Illustrator)ISBN: 0761453369
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Frida Kahlo, a native of Mexico, is described here in biographical poems accompanied by her own artwork.
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In the Land of the Jaguar by Gena K. Gorrell; Andrej Krystoforski (Illustrator)ISBN: 0887767567
Publication Date: 2007-09-11
Latin American Literature
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Cinco de Mayo by Linda Lowery; Barbara Knutson (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781575057644
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
Deciding what to play against the Spanish Game (classically known as the Ruy Lopez) is a perennial problem for those who play 'open games' as Black.1-4
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Oye Al Desierto by Pat Mora; Francisco X. Mora (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780618111442
Publication Date: 2001-03-19
"A bilingual account of some of the animals and sounds commonly found in the Southwestern desert. K-4
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Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora; Raúl Colón (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780375803499
Publication Date: 2000-02-22
A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team Tomás is a son of migrant workers. K-4
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First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez; Robert Casilla (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781584300458
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanISBN: 9780439120425
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. 3-6
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Big Bushy Mustache by Gary SotoISBN: 9780679880301
Publication Date: 1998-04-14
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Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto; Ed Martinez (Illustrator); Gary SotoISBN: 9780698114128
Publication Date: 1996-08-08
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Cinco de Mayo by Maria C. Urrutia; Rebeca OrozoISBN: 9780888994844
Publication Date: 2002-03-13
Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) is one of the most celebrated days in the Mexican calendar, but its history and significance are not often fully understood. k-4
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Angelina's Island by Jeanette WinterISBN: 0374303495
Publication Date: 2007-04-17
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Migrant by José Manual Mateo; Javier Martínez Pedro (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781419709579
Publication Date: 2014-04-15