Elisa Amado
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It's the first day of school, but before he goes Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood -- a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook, an archeologist studying hieroglyphics... "Why, why, why?" he sings, and they each have an answer for him. Later that day Chepito discovers for himself that reading is catching, and he even brings home a book to...
3) Tricycle
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends, but is she really helping them?"--amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers.
7) Walk with me
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A little girl imagines a lion taking the place of her father who no longer lives with her family, an animal that keeps her safe on her travels from school to home.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.]
Description
"In this beautiful and simple book, hens and their chicks are living safe and secure in their coop, or at least it seems that way. They are happy with life as it is, and each hen knows her job. They don’t even seem to notice when one of them is carried off from time to time. Until the day the capybaras appear. To the hens, they are too hair, too wet, and too big. They don’t even follow the rules! But it’s hunting season, and the capybaras need...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In a small town by the sea, there is little for Jimmy to do but train to become a great boxer like Muhammad Ali. When he and his family have the chance to emigrate to America, Jimmy decides to stay in his hometown, so that he can be the greatest boxer there.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A book for babies and their parents about the whole new world that they both encounter when the baby arrives. When the new baby arrives, both the baby and the parents are in for a steep learning curve. In this book, born out of personal experience, internationally renowned author/illustrator Isol brings us a dual narrative and guide. For babies, there's a rich range of images of babies and all their functions to look at. From crying, to nursing, to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A little girl counts the things she sees as she and her father travel, sometimes on foot, sometimes on top of a train, and sometimes in other ways, stop while her father earns more money for the trip, and avoid soldiers and other dangers.
13) Wounded falcons
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A story about the heart-opening effect that taking care of a wounded creature has on a wounded boy, from acclaimed picture-book creators Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng. Adr is always in trouble, at school and at home, while Santiago gets along quite well. But they are friends. When Adr finds a wounded bird in an abandoned lot in the midst of the city, things begin to change. Taking care of the bird, learning all about it, discovering that it...
14) Drawing outdoors
Author
Pub. Date
[2022].
Description
""Our school has almost nothing. A blackboard, some chairs, a teacher." The teacher is there at the door waiting for them every day. And this day they are taking whatever art supplies they can come up with and going outdoors to draw. And out there, amongst the trees, the mountains the huge boulders, the river are--dinosaurs--of every kind. And a squirrel. From children's book stars Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng comes this wonderful story of a...
15) Cave paintings
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A space adventure that culminates in discovering art painted millennia before by a human being just like our hero.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Following on the success of "Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup" and "Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding" is Jorge Argueta's third book in our bilingual cooking poem series -- "Guacamole" -- with very cute, imaginative illustrations by Margarita Sada. Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A quirky and uplifting guide to making new friends for kids 4 to 7 from a beloved, internationally renowned author. What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan... but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too. A hilarious and heartfelt read for kids who are starting...
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In his fourth cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. In simple, poetic language, Argueta shows young cooks how to mix and knead the dough before dropping a spoonful into a cornhusk, wrapping it up and then steaming the little package. He once again makes cooking a full sensory experience, beating on a pot...