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43) El patito feo
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Multiple
Description
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy time excluded by the other animals before he discovers that he is really a beautiful swan.
44) Gracias
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"In this board book adaptation of Latinitas, young readers meet inspiring women from all over Latin America and across the United States. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Juliet Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
47) Me gusta
Author
Publisher
Henry Hold and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the affirmative and encouraging Me Gusta, acclaimed author and illustrator Angela Dominguez combines Spanish and English in a poetic and touching story of family, reminding us that through the adventures and the heartbreak, love conquers all and transcends language." -- Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"While out running errands with their mami during the Covid-19 pandemic, Marisol and Pepito play a game of Veo, Veo (I Spy) that helps them see how the workers in their neighborhood are, and will always be, essential"--
Author
Series
Jose and el perro volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
José is confused when his newly adopted dog does not understand his Spanish commands.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.
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