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Observed September 15-October 15
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Poetry and Song
ARROZ CON LECHE
Popular songs and rhymes from Latin America.
J 784.47 A
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DE COLORES AND OTHER LATIN-AMERICAN FOLK SONGS FOR CHILDREN
Orozco, José-Luis
Songs and finger plays in Spanish and in English.
J MU 784.47 D
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FIESTA MUSICAL
Sound recording. A musical adventure through Latin America for children.
J F-L35f
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A FIESTA OF FOLKSONGS FROM SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA
Yurchenco, Henrietta
Children's songs and singing
games.
J MU 784.432 Y
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MI CASA ES SU CASA=MY HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE
Valeri, Michele
A bilingual musical journey through Latin America.
J K-L35m
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PEREZ AND MARTINA
Belpre, Pura
A traditional Puerto Rican Folktale read by Pura Belpré; in English and Spanish.
J 398.2 B
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TORTILLITAS PARA MAMA AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES
A collection of nursery rhymes in Spanish and in English, with instructions for finger plays and other activities.
J 398.8 T
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Stories for Older Readers
BASEBALL IN APRIL AND OTHER STORIES
Soto, Gary
Eleven short stories about the everyday adventures of young people growing up in California.
J FIC S
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EL BRONX REMEMBERED
Mohr, Nicholasa
Short stories filled with the strength and humor of life in the South Bronx from 1946 to 1956.
J FIC M
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EXTRAORDINARY HISPANIC AMERICANS
Sinnott, Susan
Brief biographies of those who helped shape the history of of the U.S.
J 973.04
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FAMILY PICTURES=CUADROS DE FAMILIA
Lomas-Gaeza, Carmen Lomas
Bilingual text and illustrations portray the author's experiences growing up in Texas.
J 305.85 L
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FIESTA U.S.A.
Ancona, George
Folk festivals as they are celebrated across America.
J 394.26 A
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THE HONORABLE PRISON
Jenkins, Lyll Becerra de
Marta and her familiy are imprisoned by a South American military dictatorship as a result of her father's newspaper editorials. The fear, hunger, and boredom they endure are powerfully portrayed.
J FIC J
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HOW MY FAMILY LIVES IN AMERICA
Koklin, Susan
Hispanic-American, African-American and Asian-American children describe their families and their cultural traditions.
J 305.8 K
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I, JUAN DE PAREJA
Trevino, Elizabeth Borton de
The slave of the famous painter, Velazquez, teaches himself to paint and wins his freedom and the respect of the great master. Winner of the 1966 Newbery Award.
J FIC T
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JOURNEY OF THE SPARROWS
Buss, Fran Leeper
Maria and her brother and sister, Salvadoran refugees, are smuggled into the U.S. in crates and try to eke out a living in Chicago with the help of a sympathetic family.
J FIC B
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PIÑATAS AND PAPER FLOWERS=PIÑATAS Y FLORES DE PAPEL
Perl, Lila
A bilingual description of holidays and customs.
J 394.26 P
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POET AND POLITICIAN OF PUERTO RICO: DON LUIS MUÑOZ MARIN
Bernier-Grand, Carmen
A biography of the first governor of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
J B Muñoz Marin B
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WHERE THE FLAME TREES BLOOM
Ada, Alma Flor
A series of family character sketches from the author's Cuban childhood.
J FIC A
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Stories for Younger Readers
ABUELA
Dorros, Arthur
A little girl imagines that she and her grandmother fly over the sights of New York City.
J PIC D
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THE BOSSY GALLITO=EL GALLO DE BODAS: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLKTALE
González, Lucía M.
"Little Havana" in Miami is the setting for this charming bilingual picture book in which a little rooster tries to get to his uncle's wedding.
J 398.2 G
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CARLOS AND THE SQUASH PLANT=CARLOS Y LA PLANTA DE CALABAZA
Stevens, Jan Romero
Carlos doesn't take a bath after working on his family's New Mexico farm and finds a surprise growing out of his ear.
J FIC S
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CHATO'S KITCHEN
Soto, Gary
When a new family of mice move into the barrio, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of food to entice them into his house: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.
J PIC S
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JUAN BOBO: FOUR FOLKTALES FROM PUERTO RICO
Bernier-Grand, Carmen
Easy-to-read stories.
J E B
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MEDIOPOLLITO=HALF CHICKEN
Ada, Alma Flor
A Mexican folktale which explains why the weather vane has a little rooster on one end that spins around to let us know which way the wind is blowing.
J 398.2 A
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MOON ROPE: A PERUVIAN FOLKTALE=UN LAZO A LA LUNA: UNA LEYENDA PERUANA
Ehlert, Lois
Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.
J 398.24 E
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THE OUTSIDE DOG
Pomerantz, Charlotte
Marisol, who lives in Puerto Rico, wants a dog, but her grandfather will not let her have one until a skinny mutt wins him over.
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PABLO REMEMBERS: THE FIESTA OF THE DAY OF THE DEAD
Ancona, George
During the three-day celebration, a young Mexican boy and his family make elaborate preparations to honor the spirits of the dead.
J 398.2 A
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THE ROOSTER WHO WENT TO HIS UNCLE'S WEDDING: A LATIN AMERICAN FOLKTALE
Ada, Alma Flor
A cumulative tale in which the sun sets off a chain of events resulting in the cleaning of Rooster's beak in time for his uncle's wedding.
J 398.2 A
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SING, LITTLE SACK: A FOLKTALE FROM PUERTO RICO
Jaffe, Nina
Captured and kept inside a sack by a strange little man, a young girl is forced to sing until her mother hears her song and knows that it is not the sack that is singing.)
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SMOKY NIGHT
Bunting, Eve
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, neighbors learn a lesson in getting along with others. Illustrator David Diaz was awarded the 1995 Caldecott Award for his powerful collage art.
J PIC B
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