Children's Literature Collection

Featured Children's Literature in Spanish

Ada Magnífica, Científica

"Ada Magnífica tiene la cabeza llena de preguntas. Como sus compañeros de clase Pedro y Rosa, Ada siempre ha sentido una curiosidad insaciable. Pero cuando lleva demasiado lejos sus exploraciones y sus complicados experimentos científicos, sus padres se cansan y la mandan al rincón de pensar. ¿Tanto pensar la hará cambiar de opinión?" -- Amazon

Alla en la Pradera

Now available in Spanish, this classic nursery rhyme, written by Olive A. Wadsworth in the late 19th century, has been a favorite counting rhyme for generations of children. Anna Vojtech's sweet illustrations depict a sundrenched meadow filled with loving animal families--from mother turtle with her one baby to ten little beavers embraced by their doting mother. There's lots to count in the cleverly designed pictures, and sharp-eyed youngsters will delight in finding a corresponding number of background details on each spread.

Frida María

Ya que no cose, concina, ni baila como una "verdadera señorita", Frida no es capaz de contentar a su madre hasta que ella salve el día durante la fiesta con su talento especial.

Horton Escucha a Quien

Publicado primero en 1954, esta historia clásica muestra a un elefante que un día oye un sonido minúsculo venir de un mota de polvo. 

Jorge el Curioso

"Jorge, el mono más curioso del mundo, es el travieso protagonista de una serie de populares relatos de H.A. Rey. Ahora llegan a nosotros las divertidas aventuras del insaciable monito que siempre se mete en líos por culpa de su curiosidad." -- Amazon

Los Plátanos Son Amor

Con cada explosión de los tostones, puré de mangú y chisporroteo de los maduros, una niña aprende que los plátanos son su historia, son su cultura y, lo más importante, son amor.

El Gusto Del Mercado Mexicano / a Taste of the Mexican Market

Let's visit a Mexican market! Along the way you can compare, weigh, count, and learn about culture and customs. From bunches of hanging bananas and braids of garlic to pyramids of melon and baskets of sweet cheese, this Mexican market is full of fun and surprises. Colorful cut-paper art sets the scene for a creative way to build new vocabulary for beginning readers of Spanish or English.

Todos Iguales / All Equal

The empowering true story of the 1931 Lemon Grove Incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first Mexican American school desegregation case in US history. 

La Mujer que Brillaba Aún Más que el Sol: La Leyenda de Lucía Zenteno

Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishment

Cosechando Esperanza : La Historia de César Chávez

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten to age thirty-eight. Covering when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions

Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate

Charlie is one of the chosen children to visit the fabulous Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. The tour through the factory reveals marvelous creations, more intriguing and delicious than he ever imagined. 

Featured Children's Literature in Marshallese

Am I Small? Mol Ke Idik?

Bilingual Edition English-Marshallese "Am I small?" - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer...

Bwebwenato Ko an Aesop

A translation of selected Aesop's Fables into the Marshallese language.

Colors in Marshallese

This softcover book offers adults the resources to teach young children colors in Marshallese - the language of the people of the Marshall Islands.Designed in a very simple, yet effective way, children will be learning a new language while they are having fun being entertained with the beautiful imagery.

The Dance of the Caterpillars Bilingual Marshallese English

While watching her Chinese immigrant son-in-law learn the English language, it became apparent to the author that prepositions are one of the most difficult concepts to comprehend. Therefore, The Dance of The Caterpillars was written as a fun way to teach prepositions. This exciting children's book contains twenty-two prepositions, one two-word multiple, and two three-word multiples. It is destined to become a valuable learning tool for children as well as English as a second language students.

Island of the Invisible Being

When you?re filled with fear, disappointment, and despair, do you shrink down and hide or do you get up and survive? When Emon realizes what her parents have done to her, she rises up and thrives on her own, so she thinks! Island of the Invisible Being depicts the spirit and determination of the people of the Marshall Islands. Beautifully written and illsutrated, Island of the Invisible Being is a legend that will touch the hearts of all.

Marshall Island Legends and Stories

Preserving the qualities of oral storytelling - in fifty stories recorded from eighteen storytellers on eight islands and atolls - the tales in this collection relay the importance of traditional Marshallese values and customs. The collection includes profiles of the storytellers, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.

Turaikon Eo an Jema

Bwebwenato in juon likao, Elmer Elevator, eo ej ko jan mweo imon bwe en lomooren juon turaikon.

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