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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit Susan Lowell Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit. OL14456W
Laughing out loud, I fly Laughing out loud, I fly Juan Felipe Herrera A collection of poems in Spanish and English about childhood, place, and identity. OL14863191W
Counting ovejas Counting ovejas Sarah Weeks When increasing numbers of sheep in a rainbow of colors appear in a man's bedroom as he tries to fall asleep, he must resort to more and more elaborate means of removing them. OL15058742W
Piñatas and paper flowers Piñatas and paper flowers Lila Perl Brief descriptions of several Hispanic holidays as they are celebrated in North, Central, and South America. OL15960241W
Carlos digs to China Carlos digs to China Jan Romero Stevens,Mario Lamo-Jimenez Summary: After a visit to a Chinese restaurant, Carlos decides to dig a hole to China so he can have egg rolls and chow mein instead of rice and beans and tortillas. OL17866066W
La llorona = La llorona = Joe Hayes A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of the traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost. OL1846030W
Little Gold Star = Little Gold Star = Joe Hayes In this variation of the Cinderella story, coming from the Hispanic tradition in New Mexico, Arciá and her wicked stepsisters have different encounters with a magical hawk and are left physically cha… OL19259871W
Derek Jeter Derek Jeter Heather Feldman A simple biography of the talented New York Yankees shortstop, discussing his popularity and three World Championships. OL1933730W
The lost ball The lost ball Lynn Reiser English-speaking Richard and Spanish-speaking Ricardo and their dogs walk through the park, each looking for his lost ball. OL1968334W
Mis quehaceres = Mis quehaceres = F. Isabel Campoy,George Ancona,Alma Flor Ada En el libro se presentan algunos pequeños quehaceres que los niños desempeñan en sus casas y en la escuela. Con ellos ayudan a sus familias y a sus maestros en las labores diarias. OL19925805W
The Cat in the Hat Dictionary (Dr Seuss) The Cat in the Hat Dictionary (Dr Seuss) Dr. Seuss A colorful and humorous dictionary of alphabetically arranged words and pictures designed to help children learn to read. OL261148W
Baby day! Baby day! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Baby eats, takes a bath, gets dressed, plays, takes a nap, and then gets busy again. OL35457W
Mi barco de ensueño = Mi barco de ensueño = Margarita Robleda Moguel Un niño imagina que haría si tuviera barcos hechos de diferentes cosas como azúcar, nubes, música, algodón, galletas, libros y otras cosas. A child imagines what he would do if he had ships made of … OL3991820W
Uncle Nacho's Hat Uncle Nacho's Hat Harriet Rohmer A bilingual folk tale from Nicaragua about a well-meaning man who can't figure out how to make changes in his life until his niece, Ambrosia, show him how. OL4630662W
Birds Birds Jason Cooper Describes the different birds that have been chosen by the fifty states and the District of Columbia to represent them. OL49222W
My Numbers/ Mis Numeros My Numbers/ Mis Numeros Rebecca Emberley The vibrant colors and large text in this enchanting collection of bilingual board books make learning easy and fun. Boldly colored construction paper cutouts on stark white backgrounds introduce the… OL515545W
No, no, and no! = No, no, and no! = Esther Sarfatti,Mireille Allance,Paula Vicens,Mireille d' Allancé When little bear Octavio goes to school for the first time, the only thing he says all day is "no." OL523083W
A birthday in the barrio A birthday in the barrio Mayra L. Dole When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for her "quinces," the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-Americ… OL5725255W
Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa Rob Kirkpatrick Introduces the homerun-hitting fielder for the Chicago Cubs, Sammy Sosa. OL5974830W
Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona Maya Christina Gonzalez,Gloria E. Anzaldúa Prietita, a young Mexican-American girl, becomes lost in her search for an herb to cure her mother and is aided by the legendary ghost woman. <small>from Google Books</small> OL61324W
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