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Dance, Nana, dance
A collection of stories from Cuban folklore, representing the cultures of Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean
Can’t scare me!
A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two- headed giant's three-headed brother
Kamal goes to Trinidad
Kamal travels to Trinidad and Tobago with his father and sister to learn about the place where his parents were born, meet his grandparents, and explore island culture
Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!
When five year old Gabriella hears talk of Castro and something called revolution in her home in Cuba, she doesn't understand. Then when her parents leave suddenly and she remains with her grandparents, life isn't the same. Soon the day comes when she goes to live with her parents in a new place called the Bronx. It isn't warm like Havana, and there is traffic, not the ocean, outside her window. Their life is different- it snows in the winter and the food at school is hot dogs and macaroni. What will it take for the Bronx to feel like home? ~from publisher
Celia Cruz, queen of salsa
In the fabled land of Havana, where rhythm grows, sweet and juicy, like oranges in Florida, there lived a girl. She looked like a girl and talked like a girl, but everyone who ever met her agreed, she sang like a bird
My name is Celia
A bilingual portrait of the "Queen of Salsa" describes her childhood in Cuba, her musical career, and her move to the United States, and explains how her music brought her native Cuba to the world
Clemente!
"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente"--Front jacket flap