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Any Child 101
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Beautiful Life 101
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Biography 16
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Cross Group 52
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Folklore 18
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Activism 12
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Adoption 1
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Bi/multilingual 191
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Disability 15
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STEM 18
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Fiction 242
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Non-Fiction 19
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Maya 2
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Boy/Man 191
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Girl/Woman 222
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Unspecified 17
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Background 29
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Dominant Main 193
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Joint Main 64
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Secondary 186
Let’s eat! / ¡A comer!
Bilingual text describes a family as they sit down to a table filled with good food.
I know the river loves me / Yo sé que el río me ama
Whenever Maya visits the river, the river jumps up to greet her. It cools her when the summer sun is too hot and holds her up when she dives in. It keeps her company in the quiet of winter. The river takes care of Maya and Maya takes care of the river. In this charming story about the wonders of nature presented in both English and Spanish, Maya Christina Gonzalez uses her remarkable talents as an artist and storyteller to inspire young readers to explore and protect the natural world around them.--from Publisher
Hit it, hit it, hit it / Dale, dale, dale
"In this bilingual counting picture book, a young boy counts to fourteen in anticipation of his birthday party: one piñata filled with candy; two hours until the party; three tables set for all of the guests, etc."--|cProvided by publisher
Call me tree / Llámame Árbol
A bilingual poetic tale that follows one child/tree from the depths of Mami/Earth to the heights of the sky, telling a story about being free to grow and be who we are meant to be and honoring our relationship with the natural world. --Provided by publisher
Sopa de frijoles
A recipe, in poem form, for young and old to prepare a pot of tummy-filling bean soup
Block party
When the neighborhood block party is threatened by rain, everyone decides to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts
Pancho Rabbit and the coyote
When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote. Includes glossary and author's note about illegal immigration and undocumented workers.
Paco and the giant chile plant
The desert of the southwestern United States is the unexpected setting for this retelling of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk
Gracias / Thanks
A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
Sofi and the magic, musical mural
On the way back from the bodega, Sofia is drawn into a life-like mural of Old San Juan where she dances, sings, and conquers her fear of the vejigante before being called back to the barrio by her mother.