Monica Brown
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Hab̕a una vez un nįo llamado Neftal̕, quien amaba las cosas salvajes locamente y las cosas tranquilas serenamente. Desde el momento en que aprendi̤ a hablar, se rode̤ de palabras. Neftal̕ descubri̤ la magia oculta entre las p̀ginas de los libros. Cuando ten̕a diecišis ąos, comenz̤ a publicar sus poemas bajo el nombre Pablo Neruda. Pablo escribi̤ poemas sobre las cosas que amaba: obras creadas por sus amigos artistas, objetos hallados...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A bilingual story based on the lives, dreams, and accomplishments of three generations of creative, imaginative, artistic girls as they grew up in the author's family. Un cuento bilingüe basada en la vida, los sueños y los logros de tres generaciones de niñas artísticas, creativas e imaginativas a medida que crecían en la familia de la autora"--
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they motivated the workers to fight for their rights and,...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history. Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Nothing scared Julio, not even the ancient human skulls he found. His bravery earned him the boyhood...
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola is ecstatic to learn that their family will visit her favorite aunt in Peru, where she and Ben discover the wonderful adventures to be found in Lima while struggling to stay out of trouble.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown Books and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola upsets her best friends by playing Halloween tricks on them but with help from her family, she may still be able to enjoy her favorite holiday.
Author
Publisher
Rising Moon
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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.
Author
Series
Marisol McDonald volume 1
Publisher
Distributed to the Book trade by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A creative, unique, bilingual Peruvian Scottish-American-soccer-playing artist celebrates her uniqueness.
14) My name is Gabriela: the life of Gabriela Mistral = Me llamo Gabriela : la vida de Gabriela Mistral
Author
Publisher
Luna Rising
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
This acclaimed bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries. Monica Brown and Rudy Gutierrez team up to deliver what Kirkus called, in a starred review, an "inspiring blend of art and story," about the most famous soccer star in the world, Pelé. This bilingual picture book will inspire, teach, and amaze readers...
16) Diana Taurasi
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Diana Taurasi was a girl, professional women's basketball didn't exist in the U.S. Diana knew she was talented, and she worked hard to create opportunities for herself and other female athletes. She won high school and college championships before going pro with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and winning give Olympic gold medals, inspiring many girls to follow in her athletic footsteps."--
Author
Publisher
Luna Rising
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a boy, Gabito had the ability to imagine many things. He lived in a small house with a large family. He would grow up to become a writer known as Gabriel García Márquez.
Sumario en español: Como un niño, Gabito tenía la capacidad de imaginar muchas cosas. Él vivió en una pequeña casa con una gran familia. Él llega a ser un escritor conocido como Gabriel García Márquez.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included."-- Provided by publisher.
Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador...
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved futbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known? Turn the pages of this book to read the true life story of Pele, King of Soccer, the first man in the history of the sport to score a thousand goals and become a living legend.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Meet Tito Puente-the King of Mambo. From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy Award winner, Tito's life was full of rhythm. He grew up to lead his own big band and win five Grammys. Includes a brief biography and music for a simple rumba beat.