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1) Don Quixote
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Miguel de Cervantes began to write this literary classic after serving in the Spanish militia, surviving a gunshot wound, being captured by Barbary pirates, forced into slavery, and being ransomed by his parents. He knows intimately the joys and tragedies of life, love, and loss, and his literary masterpiece is considered one of the most influential works of literature.
Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Twenty stand-alone short stories, essays, poems, and more from celebrated and award-winning authors make up this YA anthology that explores the Mexican American experience. With works by Francisco X. Stork, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, David Bowles, Ruben Degollado, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Diana Lopez, Xavier Garza, Trinidad Gonzales, Alex Temblador, Aida Salazar, Guadalupe Ruiz-Flores, Sylvia Sanchez Garza, Dominic Carrillo, Angela Cervantes, Carolyn...
Author
Series
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
153 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A modern-day picaresque novel by one of Mexico's best The Brothers Corona is a novel that unfolds like a Sam Shepard story made into a Wim Wenders road movie. It is the first Mexican detective novel that reflects rural Mexican life and culture, showcasing the splendor of its customs and traditions. The novel unfolds as two revolving stories that eventually intertwine into one. The first is the story of Abel Corona and his three brothers, who...
5) Trees
Author
Series
Publisher
Enchanted Lion
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
33 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the unique features of different species of trees, including their general shape and the type of bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit they have, and explores the structure, reproductive tendencies, and growth patterns of trees.
Author
Series
Civilization of the American Indian volume 92
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure. After a career in the Merchant Navy, he joined a landmark expedition to try to reach the South Pole for the first time in history. Although he had to go home early, he never gave up. His own expeditions set new records for the closest anyone had ever been to the South Pole, and he is remembered now as a courageous and inspirational leader. This exciting book features stylish and...
Author
Publisher
MineditionUS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Colombian creator Dipacho explores the many ways we live with other people--or, at times, apart from them--with striking illustrations of the jabiru, the largest member of the stork family of birds. In spare, poetic text and stunning watercolors, Dipacho honors family togetherness as well as families whose members choose to live apart, or are separated by circumstances. Moving spreads pay tribute to family members who have died, and those just born....
12) And so it goes
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the way that some people leave the world and others come into it, and how those who come into it eventually leave it.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
14 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
Español
Description
"It's time to explore! Let's prowl around. Step-by-step instructions take little ones through an uplifting sequence of yoga poses"--back cover.
"�Es hora de explorar! Vamos a pasear. Instrucciones paso a paso que guían a los niños en una secuencia inspiradora de posturas de yoga." --
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Gandhi to Rosa Parks, the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, this introduction to the power of protests covers nearly every continent to show young readers that they can be effective on their own or as part of a movement. Filled with colorful, detailed illustrations and straightforward, engaging texts, this book uses double-page spreads to tell the story of world-changing moments when justice prevailed over intolerance, and peace overcame conflict....
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
78 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Wangari Maathai was the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. In 1977 in Kenya, she started the Green Belt Movement. Wangari's goals had been to use tree planting to restore the environment while providing income and resources to African women. The group's objectives broadened to the protection of human and environmental rights, civic education, and the promotion of democratic values while valuing the cultural...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 VOX book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history. Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Nothing scared Julio, not even the ancient human skulls he found. His bravery earned him the boyhood...
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