Gabriela Baeza Ventura
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
64, 66 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Joe Lopez, a promising artist, stands up to a bully and survives, thanks to his Grandpa Jesse's advice about la lucha. A bilingual flip book with Garza's black and white sketches depicting bullies, heroes, and the roosters that Joe loves to draw.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A Mayan princes dreams that children of different countries join him for an adventure, and when he is named king, he declares all the children of the hemisphere to be members of his tribe.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"My name is Ana. Every year, my family makes tamales for Christmas. This year, I am six, so I get to mix the dough, which is made of cornmeal. My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the dough on the corn husk leaves. I wish I was eight, so that my hands would be big enough to spread the dough just right-not too thick and not too thin."
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
One night, while Dalia slept safely wrapped in her mother's cool silken sheets, her hair grew and grew. By the time the rooster crowed, her hair had "grown straight up to the sky, tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree." Her mother was amazed, and wondered what her daughter would do with her wondrous hair. As Dalia looked at the flowers blooming in the garden, an idea sprouted inside her. She decorated her hair with leaves from the forest and...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
A young Salvadoran boy dreams of becoming a doctor who speaks both English and Spanish so that patients like his beloved grandmother are not afraid to visit the doctor--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle. She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly watches the other dancers from backstage behind the blue...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Every night when he was a boy, José M. Hernández would look out the window and stare at the stars. They were different colors: blue, yellow and white. Some were larger and brighter than others, and some twinkled as if they were alive. Later, when he saw man land on the moon on TV, he knew he wanted to be an astronaut. But José struggled in school because his family moved constantly and he didn't speak English. His parents were migrant workers...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829, when Texas was part of Mexico. His family lived on a Mexican fort because his father was a soldier in the army. Ignacio wanted to be a just like his father! When he was seven, Texas became independent from Mexico, and the family had to move to Matamoros, Mexico. Later they moved to Monterrey. Ignacio tried to join the Mexican army in 1846 when the United States declared war, but he was too...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Everybody loves a birthday party, and there's a lot to enjoy at Papa Luis' fiesta! The children excitedly count the candy that will fill the pinata. The nieces bring the candles for the birthday cake that Mama Marta baked. Family and friends begin to arrive, and soon, they surprise Papa Luis with his special celebration. Told in lively verse, this cumulative tale builds from one page to the next as popular children's book author Diane Gonzales Bertrand...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"I love pan de muerto," Joaquín says as he and his mother sit down to eat the special Mexican sweet bread prepared especially for the Day of the Dead. But someone knocks at the door just as they are about to take the first bite of the pastry. Standing at the door is a hungry skeleton dressed in a mariachi suit who offers to sing Joaquín and his mother a song in exchange for just one itsy bitsy little bite of the sweet bread. It seems like a fair...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"On Ana's first day of kindergarten, the slide stood like a mountain." The other kids in her class encourage her to glide "down, down, down, to the bottom and her new friends." Young readers will relate to these elementary school children playing outside. In first grade, Ana meets Karina, who becomes her best friend. Together, they swing higher and higher as they try to kick the sky! In second grade, Ana and her friends dangle like monkeys, eat pretend...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
Multiple
Description
Salvador raced home from school to share exciting news with his abuela: he made an A+ on his science test! But at home, he learns that his grandmother needs his help. She is going to the doctor and wants her grandson to interpret for her. Abuela is nervous because she has never been to a doctor in the United States. In El Salvador, she either saw a curandera or drank te de manzanilla when she felt sick. When he learns that none of the physicians...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Esteban wears his green cape every day. He wears it to breakfast. He wears it to the park. He even wears it to the grocery store. The only problem is that it doesn't do anything. It doesn't help him fly or become invisible. So he decides to sell it. Just then his mother tells him that they're going to the park, so Esteban puts his cape back on. At the park, he sees a baby doll on the swings. Suddenly a storm blows in, and Esteban's mom calls him to...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Abuela's visits from Mexico are always full of excitement for young Sabrina. She can't wait to see what's in her grandmother's yellow suitcase covered in stickers from all the places she has visited. Opening it is like opening a treasure chest, and this year is no different. Inside are a host of riches: colorful ribbons, a clay whistle shaped like a bird, a drum, and the strong smell of chocolate.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
Multiple
Description
Seven-year-old Alicia and her parents are enjoying the annual festival celebrating Mexico's independence. There are mariachis strolling across the festival grounds, folkloric dancers twirling in their colorful costumes and brightly colored booths lining the plaza. But the hot day has made Alicia thirsty. Her mother suggests aguas frescas and points to a booth lined with jars of brightly colored fruit juice: there's watermelon, strawberry, mango and...