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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Young Alma is trying to write her very long name on her paper–Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela– and it doesn’t fit. She doesn’t hesitate to air her frustration to her father who regales his daughter with the stories behind each name. “Then you decide if it fits,” he tells her. Cuddled together in a chair looking at photo albums, Alma learns about every family member from Grandma Sofia who loved poetry to Candela her other grandmother...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This original cumulative tale effectively engages younger children in the ancient art of pottery making. On the opposite page, older children can read the story of Juan Quezada and his quest to re-create this art form from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. For students of art who want to learn more about pottery making, the last five pages are devoted to the process. The multilayered text is accompanied by artwork brimming with creativity,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more. Cultural elements are vividly expressed through text and illustration in this delightful, rhythmic story, full of attitude and good food.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Focusing on one child who survived the 2010 disaster in Haiti, this beautiful and touching picture book is a true testament to the spirit of the people of this nation. A seven-year-old boy (only identified as Junior on the flap copy) was pulled from under his home eight days after the earthquake. He and his best friend, Oscar, were home alone. When he was asked if he'd been afraid, he answered, “I missed Manman and Papa...in my mind, I played.”...
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Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Duncan Tonatiuh delivers an expertly written and illustrated title that lays bare the realities of being undocumented in the United States. The narrative follows Juan an indigenous Mixtec who migrates from Mexico to the United States. The accordion style format of Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight is an homage to Mixtec literature, of which few books survived the Spanish conquest, perhaps the most famous being the Codex Nuttall. We meet Juan in his...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Engle's spare, rhythmic text gets at the heart of the struggle to achieve a dream in this picture-book biography about a Chinese African Cuban girl who aspired to play drums even when society's double standards stood as a barrier. Growing up in tempestuous 1930s Havana, during a time when universities were often shut down because of their opposition to the dictatorial President Machado, Millo Castro Zaldarriaga dared to dream of playing percussion...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Papá Rabbit does not return from the lettuce and carrot fields of El Norte, Pancho Rabbit sneaks off in the night to search for him. He runs into Señor Coyote, who offers to help, but demands that Pancho give him the food he is carrying. When the mole, beans, and tortillas are gone, and they have finally crossed the big wall, Coyote is about to eat Pancho when Papá and his friends come to his rescue. Animals stand in for people in this morality...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Do paintings talk back to you? Auntie Luce is from Haiti and her paintings always talk vibrantly about Haiti today and of days gone by. Her niece comes to visit the island and through art, she learns the history and heroes of a country ravaged by revolution, but brightened by everyday people who balance fruit baskets on their heads, sell water ice by the pink cathedral or ride on painted tap-tap buses. Auntie Luce explains that she paints what she...
10) Dreamers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The acclaimed creator of Niño Wrestles the World and Viva Frida has crafted another masterpiece in this autobiographical picture book. From her son's birth to their move to the United States from Mexico in the mid-1990s to their often fraught- and barrier-filled life, the tale highlights the many obstacles immigrants face while trying to survive in a new country that doesn't readily welcome non—English-speaking people of color. The pair encounters...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh’s latest work presents an extraordinary blend of biography, art, and politics focusing on the life of José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1915), or Don Lupe, as he was known at the time. Posada is most famous for his socially-conscious depictions of calaveras, the often comic skeletons that are well-associated with Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday celebration. This non-fiction picture book will appeal to a wide...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Krull has written a very personal and appealing biography of César Chávez, founder of the National Farm Workers' Association. The captivating illustrations of Yuyi Morales show Chávez within his communities of family, field and protest. His story, from boyhood to labor leader, emphasizes that intelligence, sensitivity and a commitment to social justice on the part of one individual can indeed help change the world. As Chávez says at one point...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When the Mendezes moved to Westminster, CA, in 1944, third-grader Sylvia tried to enter Westminster School. However, the family was repeatedly told, "'Your children have to go to the Mexican school.' 'But why?' asked Mr. Mendez……'That is how it is done.'" In response, they formed the Parents' Association of Mexican-American Children, distributed petitions, and eventually filed a successful lawsuit that was supported by organizations ranging from...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Señor Calavera is back again and ready to celebrate Grandma Beetle’s birthday. Since Mexican etiquette requires that a guest never attends a cumpleaños empty-handed, our poor friend must find the perfect gift. But, what does Grandma Beetle really want for her birthday? Readers follow Señor Calavera as he collects a series of regalitos, each representative of the twenty nine letters of the Spanish alphabet, until he ultimately finds the present...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
Español
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In the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo.
Anita de la Torre es una ni�na de 12 a�nos que vive en la Rep�ublica Dominicana en los a�nos sesenta. La polic�ia secreta ha comenzado a atemorizar a su familia porque se sospecha que est�an en contra del dictador, General Trujillo.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tonatiuh compares and contrasts the daily lives of two cousins, or primos. Charlie is American, and Carlitos is Mexican. Charlie enjoys a slice of pizza after school, while Carlitos helps his mother make quesadillas. Charlie cools off in an open fire hydrant, while Carlitos jumps into a small rio. The writing is simple yet peppered with imagery that enhances it significantly: "Skyscrapers are buildings so tall they tickle the clouds" or "The subway...
17) Islandborn
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Ms. Obi asks her students to draw a picture of the country they are originally from, the children are excited. All except for Lola, "What if you left before you could start remembering?" As Lola talks to some of her neighbors from the Island to draw from their memories, she learns of bats as big as blankets; a love of music and dancing; coconut water and sweet mangoes. And an island where "Even the people are like a rainbow—every shade ever...
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The Cucaracha household is crawling with excitement! Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha is 21 days old and ready to give her leg in marriage. To assist her granddaughter in choosing the right husband, Martina‘s Abuela introduces her to "The Coffee Test." By pouring coffee on the shoes of her suitors, Martina will be able to determine how her would-be husband will speak to her when he‘s angry. After several scalding situations with Don Gallo,...
Author
Publisher
Pgw
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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This bilingual picture book is the first that artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has written. Maya, with the help of her bird friends, finds beautiful colors in her desert world. She discovers vibrant purples in Mama‘s flowers, greens in the cactus, hot pink in clouds at sunset, and black in her Papi‘s hair. As young readers follow Maya‘s search for all the colors of the rainbow, they too might ask – where are the colors in my world?
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
107 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
When life gets difficult for Ana Rosa, a twelve-year-old would-be writer living in a small village in the Dominican Republic, she can depend on her older brother to make her feel better--until the life-changing events on her thirteenth birthday.
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