Day after day, Nemy is forced to sow seeds in the sugarcane plantation, until one night, she follows a woman called Big Mother to a hidden shack. There, she finds a group of women braiding each other’s hair. But these are no ordinary braids. Hidden in each elaborate pattern is a secret – a message that signals their intent to flee and a map to guide them in their escape. Will the paths these courageous women weave guide Nemy to a new home where she can be free? A picture book of love, liberatio...
Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage (The Rebel Girls Chapter Book) (A Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Chapter Book)
by Rebel Girls
"With this powerful, hope-filled story of overcoming one's obstacles, readers will close this book and feel inspired to leave a legacy of their own." -School Library JournalFrom the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Alicia Alonso, a world-renowned prima ballerina from Cuba.Alicia was born to dance. From the moment she slips on pointe shoes for the first time, she's determined to become a professional ballerina. A few years later, Alicia m...
La científica de tiburones galardonada como una de las 30 menores de 30 de Forbes en 2021 entre otros honores y mundialmente reconocida Melissa Cristina Márquez se une a la premiada ilustradora Devin Elle Kurtz para crear un impactante libro ilustrado que explora el viaje personal de Melissa desde su inquisitive niñez y amor hacia el océano en Puerto Rico hasta ser llamada la Madre de los Tiburones. A medida que el sol se pone sobre otro hermoso día en la Playita Del Condado en Puerto Rico, Mel...
From internationally renowned, award-winning artist Edel Rodriguez comes The Mango Tree, an enchanting wordless picture book and a moving, fantastical take on his childhood experience as an immigrant. In a quiet village on a small island, two boys spend their days in a mango tree. High above the rest of the world, they play, take naps in the shade, and eat mangoes together. But after a huge storm sweeps one boy out into unknown waters, he finds himself alone in a strange new land, where everyt...
Little Lobo and Bernabé are back in this joyful story about coming together and celebrating community, a lively follow-up to ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat, by Pura Belpré Medalwinning illustrator Raúl the Third. People are always crossing the bridge for work, to visit family, or for play. Some going this way; others going that way. Back and forth they go. With friends on foot and in bicycles, in cars and trucks, the bridge is an incredibly busy place with many different types of vehicles. Little Lobo...
A little girl describes what a day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City.
The Adventures of Olivia and Tito / Las aventuras de Olivia y Tito
by Natalia Simons
Frida Kahlo contada para nios (Brujula y la Veleta)
by Juli Rimondino
Una niñ a muy curiosa descubre en su tablet una obra de Frida Kahlo. A partir de ese hallazgo comenzará a googlear para investigar y conocer la vida y la obra de una artista que se convertirá en su favorita. Dentro del marco de una historia infantil, este libro relata los momentos má s significativos de la vida de Frida Kahlo, momentos que de ninguna manera pueden separarse de las caracterí sticas y el curso de su arte ni tampoco...
Emiliano Zapata, Un Soñador Con Bigotes (Serie Naranja)
by Guillermo Samperio
Wasemusara Amurupi (O Explorador Excêntrico) (Bilingual Legends, 231B)
by Jessy Carlisle
In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terebithia follows a young Cuban teenager's mission to teach others how to read.When thirteen-year-old Lora tells her parents that she wants to join Premier Castro's army of young literacy teachers, her mother screeches to high heaven, and her father roars like a lion. But didn't her parents teach her to share what she has with someone in need? Shining light on a little-known moment in history, Katherine Paterson tr...
What will Little Lobo see at the Mercado today? As he and his dog, Bernabe, make deliveries, he stops to visit his friends who sell candy, comic books, puppets and more. There are so many things to do and see! Join little Lobo and Bernabe for a visit to a bustling border market town and learn some Spanish along the way! Richard Scarry's Busytown gets a Mexican-American makeover in the marketplace of a buzzing border town from Pura Belpre Medal-winning illustrator Raul the Third. AGES: 4 to 7...