Download or read book Abuela written by Arthur Dorros and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1991-09-12 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award! Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places that they explore together. The exhilaration in Rosalba’s and Abuela's story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share. Also available in a Spanish-language edition (ISBN: 978-0-14-056226-2) "A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times * "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spirits."–The Horn Book (starred review) * "Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters...The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues...a jewel."–Booklist (starred review) "Dorros's text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books"—Publisher's Weekly An ALA Notable Book An NCSS-CBC Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selection A Booklist Editor's Choice A Horn Book Fanfare Listing Winner of the Parent's Choice Award A Hungry Mind Review Children's Books of Distinction List selection A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection

Download or read book Mango Abuela and Me written by Meg Medina and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poignant tale of intergenerational connection, transition, and patience. . . . Heartfelt, layered, and beautiful.” — Booklist (starred review) Mia’s abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. While they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English, and Mia learns some Spanish, too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn enough words to tell Mia her stories. Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfecto idea for how to help them all communicate a little better. Here is an endearing tale that speaks loud and clear about the love that binds families across the generations.

Download or read book More Ramped Up Read Alouds written by Maria Walther and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the transformative potential of read-aloud to joyfully strengthen essential literacy skills. In this eagerly anticipated follow-up to Maria Walther’s The Ramped-Up Read Aloud, discover 50 MORE read-aloud experiences designed to bolster students’ literacy development, ignite imagination, and enhance motivation. Backed by the latest research, this indispensable guide equips educators with the knowledge and tools to make read alouds a cornerstone of their teaching practice. More Ramped-Up Read Alouds includes lessons focused on foundational reading concepts like phonological awareness and decoding along with a new chapter on integrating literacy with STEAM. This must-have resource for K-5 teachers, librarians, schools, and districts goes beyond the basics. It empowers educators to elevate their read alouds, offering strategies to broaden students’ content knowledge, expand vocabulary, and boost listening comprehension. Each read-aloud experience features: Standards-based learning targets Key vocabulary words with kid-friendly definitions Effective questioning techniques Innovative reading response ideas Targeted extension activities to enhance the experience for upper elementary learners Looking to create joyful, enriching reading experiences that will lead to endless possibilities? Search no further! It’s time to make interactive read-aloud a non-negotiable part of the day—and watch learners soar!

Download or read book How to Greet a Grandma written by Donna Amey Bhatt and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Greet a Grandma, we travel the world and meet a variety of global grannies, from a Sobo in Japan, to a Babushka in Russia. Readers can learn how to say each grandma’s name and find out about different cultural traditions from each country.

Download or read book The Ghost of Milagro Creek written by Melanie Sumner and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2010-07-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Devastating . . . [Ghost of Milagro Creek] simmers with metaphysical tension."—Time Out Chicago The story of Ignacia Vigil Romero, a full Jacarilla Apache, and the two boys, Mister and Tomás, she raised to adulthood unfolds in a barrio of Taos, New Mexico—a mixed community of Native Americans, Hispanics, and whites. Now deceased, Ignacia, a curandera—a medicine woman, though some say a witch—begins this tale of star-crossed lovers. Mister and Tomás, best friends until their late teens, both fall for Rocky, a gringa of some mystery, a girl Tomás takes for himself. But in a moment of despair, a pledge between the young men leads to murder. When Ignacia falls silent, police reports, witness statements, and caseworker interviews draw an electrifying portrait of a troubled community and of the vulnerable players in this mounting tragedy. Set in a terrain that becomes a character in its own right, The Ghost of Milagro Creek brilliantly illuminates this hidden corner of American society.

Download or read book Puzzles written by Nancy Miller and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young innocent girl suffers the unexpected death of her father, at the hands of a gunman. Her family and community pull together to get through this horrific experience. They share coping strategies. New life and boundless strength come from this tragedy.

Download or read book Narrating Narcos written by Gabriela Polit Dueñas and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrating Narcos presents a probing examination of the prominent role of narcotics trafficking in contemporary Latin American cultural production. In her study, Gabriela Polit Due–as juxtaposes two infamous narco regions, Culiacan, Mexico, and Medellin, Colombia, to demonstrate the powerful forces of violence, corruption, and avarice and their influence over locally based cultural texts. Polit Due–as provides a theoretical basis for her methods, citing the work of Walter Benjamin, Pierre Bourdieu, and other cultural analysts. She supplements this with extensive ethnographic fieldwork, interviewing artists and writers, their confidants, relatives, and others, and documents their responses to the portrayal of narco culture. Polit Due–as offers close readings of the characters, language, and milieu of popular works of literature and the visual arts and relates their ethical and thematic undercurrents to real life experiences. In both regions, there are few individuals who have not been personally affected by the narcotics trade. Each region has witnessed corrupt state, police, and paramilitary actors in league with drug capos. Both have a legacy of murder. Polit Due–as documents how narco culture developed at different times historically in the two regions. In Mexico, drugs have been cultivated and trafficked for over a century, while in Colombia the cocaine trade is a relatively recent development. In Culiacan, characters in narco narratives are often modeled after the serrano (highlander), a romanticized historic figure and sometime thief who nobly defied a corrupt state and its laws. In Medellin, the oft-portrayed sicario (assassin) is a recent creation, an individual recruited by drug lords from poverty stricken shantytowns who would have little economic opportunity otherwise. As Polit Due–as shows, each character occupies a different place in the psyche of the local populace. Narrating Narcos offers a unique melding of archival and ground-level research combined with textual analysis. Here, the relationship of writer, subject, and audience becomes clearly evident, and our understanding of the cultural bonds of Latin American drug trafficking is greatly enhanced. As such, this book will be an important resource for students and scholars of Latin American literature, history, culture, and contemporary issues.

Download or read book Abuela s Plant Based Kitchen written by Karla Salinari and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of multigenerational Latin cooking for the plant-based home cook—guaranteed to bring both older and younger generations to the table. It can be difficult to have multiple generations in the kitchen, each with their own ideas on food, but Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen puts them on the same page. Inspired by her upbringing in two culinary worlds—vegetarian and Puerto Rican—holistic health coach Karla Salinari reintroduces traditional Latin and Caribbean recipes with whole, high-quality, plant-based ingredients. Abuela's Plant-Based Kitchen offers seventy-five plant-based recipes that marry the comfort of nostalgic, cultural dishes with the modern desire for healthy, at-home cooking. Paired with personal stories, tips, and tricks for success, Salinari makes ingredients such as chickpea water, tempeh, and tofu approachable for those new to plant-based cooking, while empowering readers to take charge of their health through plant-based nutrition. Delicious plant-based dishes include: Garbanzo stew with plantain balls (garbazos guisados) Papaya and tomato salad Cuban-style picadillo Flan de coco And so much more! Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen honors the richness of Latin and Caribbean cooking and proves that you don’t need to miss out on easy, flavorful meals to eat well.

Download or read book How to Greet a Gran written by Donna Amey Bhatt and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Greet a Grandma, we travel the world and meet a variety of global grannies, from a Sobo in Japan, to a Babushka in Russia. Readers can learn how to say each grandma’s name and find out about different cultural traditions from each country.

Download or read book Latino Literature in America written by Bridget Kevane and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies. Offering analysis of their most important, popular, and frequently assigned fictional works, this book surveys the contributions of eight notable Latino writers: Julia Alvarez, Rodolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Díaz, Christina Garía, Oscar Hijuelos, Ortiz Cofer, and Ernesto Quiñonez. Each chapter gives biographical background on the author and clear literary analysis of the selected works, including a concise plot synopsis. Delving into the question of cultural identity, each work is carefully examined not only in terms of its literary components, but also with regard to the cultural background and historical context. This book illuminates such themes as acculturation, generational differences, immigration, assimilation, and exile. Language, religion, and gender issues are explored against the cultural backdrop, along with the social impact of such historical events as Operation Bootstrap in Puerto Rico, the early days of Castro's Cuba, and the Trujillo Dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Students and teachers will find their reading experiences of U.S. Latino works enriched with the literary and cultural perspectives offered here. A list of additional suggested reading is included.

Download or read book The Loud House Super Special written by The Loud House Creative Team and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Ace Savvy, Muscle Fish, and El Falcon de Fuego (The Falcon of Fire) all have in common? They’re super-heroes! But, what makes a super-hero truly super? And what can make this SUPER SPECIAL even more super? Familia and friends, of course! Not only do we have Lincoln Loud and Clyde idolizing their super-hero favorites, but see what Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lisa, Lola, Lana, and Lily are up to along with Ronnie Anne, Carl, and other members of the familia (from THE CASAGRANDES). What adventures lie ahead for THE LOUD HOUSE and THE CASAGRANDES? Are super-heroes all that they seem? Do you need a superpower to be a super-hero? Find out all this and much, much more in the latest comics anthology of all-new stories based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series. Featuring stories by The Loud House creative team!

Download or read book Dozens of Doughnuts written by Carrie Finison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself in this delightful debut picture book about counting, sharing, and being a good friend. LouAnn (a bear) is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow (a woodchuck) drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as she and Woodrow sit down to eat, DING DING! Clyde (a raccoon) is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--Topsy (an opossum) and then Moufette (a skunk) and then Chip and Chomp (chipmunks)--until it's one big party. Louann welcomes her surprise guests and makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation. Soon LouAnn's kitchen is bare, winter is near, and she's had nothing to eat at all!

Download or read book Dreaming of Spain written by Alli Sinclair and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the long, mysterious life of a family matriarch begins to wind down, will she take her secrets with her? Or will her past adventures lead to new ones for the next generation? From a bustling Australian city to the beauty and promise of Granada and a captivating culture, one young woman may dare to find out . . . Charlotte Kavanagh’s beloved grandmother may have made peace with her mortality, but Charlotte isn’t yet ready to do the same. There is still so much she wants to know about her abuela—like the truth about her youth in Spain, her days dancing flamenco—all subjects Katarina has refused to speak of. And when she becomes ill, Charlotte fears losing her forever—along with any chance to know the history that is also part of her own legacy . . . Yet despite her fragile condition, Katarina rallies, and Charlotte hopes she may have had a change of heart about revealing her secrets. It’s a wish that will challenge Charlotte to break out of her perfectly ordered life in ways she never expected. Does she have the courage to step out of her routine—to leave the country and discover the woman her grandmother once was—and perhaps even find herself along the way? . . .

Download or read book Between Us and Abuela written by Mitali Perkins and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique holiday story about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States from a National Book Award nominee. A new must-read classic for Christmas! It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico to celebrate Las Posadas. For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea. She makes it into a kite that soars over the top of the iron bars. This heartwarming tale of multi-cultural families and the miracle of love was award-winning author Mitali Perkins's debut picture book.

Download or read book April Showers written by Trey Branson and published by GUAGGI Media Group. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's drop dead gorgeous, she's selfish, and she's determined to own the world. Or at the very least, be loved by a man who's capable of owning the world. Her father is an iron-fisted, ex-ganster with a colorful past, and he'll do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means compromising his own principles. April thinks that her father is just out to rain on her parade, but little does she know about the dangers of the lifestyle that she's fallen in love with. Soon she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. April is being pulled in two different directions, and her heart is being ripped in half by the two most important men in her life... The man she loves desperately, and the man who so desperately loves her. Life is all about choices, and love is all about loyalty... So what happens when your loyalty leads you to make the wrong choice? ...It rains

Download or read book A Little Bit Super written by Gary D. Schmidt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower—while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique. The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they’re learning to live with. One can shape-shift—but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists “owning” a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their place in the world, that shows them a potential they might not have imagined. Because if you really think about it, we all have something special and unique about ourselves that makes us a little bit super. We all have the power to change as an individual, to change our communities for the better, to have a voice and to speak up. These playful, thought-provoking tales from some of today’s top middle grade authors prompt readers to consider what their own superpower might be, and how they can use it. Written by Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Leah Henderson, Jarrett Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Daniel Nayeri, Linda Sue Park, Mitali Perkins, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Gary D. Schmidt, Brian Young, and Ibi Zoboi; coedited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt.

Download or read book DK Super Readers Level 1 Bilingual A Puerto Rican Childhood Una infancia puertorrique a written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use your bilingual reading powers to learn all about childhood in Puerto Rico with this fascinating nonfiction reader – carefully leveled to help children progress. A Puerto Rican Childhood – Una infancia puertorriqueña is a beautifully designed reader all about the life of a child growing up in Puerto Rico, including fascinating details about the island’s landscape, history, food, animals, pastimes and more. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills in Spanish and English. Children will love to find out about Carmen’s life and childhood on the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico.