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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Hoping to win a prize for the best pumpkin at the fiesta, Foolish Fernando tries to copy Old Juana's successful gardening techniques, but without really watching to see how much effort and love she puts into her work. Includes a recipe for pumpkin soup.
Author
Series
Publisher
Babidi-Bú
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Valores implícitos: Con este cuento se pretende que los niños descubran un poquito la Ciudad de México. Además, trata de despertar el interés por temas como la comida, los animales autóctonos, la cultura y el arte de una ciudad muy distinta, que seguro sorprenderá a los niños y a muchos adultos"--Colofón.
Author
Series
Dragonbreath volume 4
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Danny and Wendell find an injured bat at the neighborhood pool, they take it to Mexico where Danny's cousin, a bat specialist lives, but once there Danny is snatched up by a giant bat monster, and it is up to Wendell to save him.
8) Coco
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Book
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the Rivera household there was one rule: no music. But young Miguel loved music and wanted to play the guitar.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Armando and his father are trash-pickers in Tijuana, Mexico, but when Se~nor David brings his "school"--a blue tarp set down near the garbage dump--to their neighborhood, Armando's father decides that he must attend classes and learn. Based on a true story.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As her city of Tenochtitlán is shaken by the invasion of Cortez, Itacate, whose father is a goldsmith, challenges fate, culture, and faith by pursuing her forbidden passion for goldwork and an equally illicit love.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.
Author
Series
Lucia the luchadora volume 1
Publisher
POW!, a division of Powerhouse
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Lucia zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when they tell her 'girls can't be superheroes', suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Lucia comes from a family of luchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition. But when she's confronted with a case of injustice, Lucia must decide if she can stay true to the ways of the luchadora and fight for...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this version of a traditional tale, Señor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Author
Series
Stella Diaz volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Stella gets a big surprise when her mom plans a trip to visit their family in Mexico! Stella loves marine animals, and she can't wait to see the ocean for the first time, until she arrives and learns that the sea and its life forms are in danger due to pollution. Stella wants to save the ocean, but she knows she can't do it alone. It's going to take a lot of work and help from old and new friends to make a difference, but Stella Díaz never gives...
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