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Growing Vegetable Soup/A sembrar sopa de verduras

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Growing Vegetable Soup/A sembrar sopa de verduras Written & Illustrated by Lois Ehlert Translated by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 32 pages Board Book ($4.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-73497-2 Ages…
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That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone

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That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone An Anthology of Essays from Around the Globe Edited by J.L. Powers Cinco Puntos • 2012 • 231 pages Trade Paperback ($16.95) ISBN: 978-1-935955-22-1 Ages 14 and up “Some people consider…
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I Know the River Loves Me/Yo sé que el río me ama

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I Know the River Loves Me/Yo sé que el río me ama Written & Illustrated by Maya Christina González Lee & Low Books • 2012 • 24 pages Paperback ($8.95) ISBN: 978-0-89239-236-0 Ages 5-7 This follow up to González’s…
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Follow Friday Roundup: LATISM12 and Other Milestones

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If you are attending LATISM12 in Houston, Texas, be sure to find us! We will be on the panel The Evolution of Education: New Channels, Opportunities and Challenges. Make sure to follow us on Twitter: @Mamiverse and @Lorrainecladish for #LATISM12…
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Disney's Princess Sofia: Whitewash or Milestone?

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Meet Princess Sofia, the newest animated royal to join Disney’s ranks. She is the star of Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, a new series to air on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior. What’s just a little different about Sofia,…
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Digital Moms: The Benefits of Unplugging

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This digital mom took last weekend off from work… There, I said it! I almost feel as if I just confessed a dirty little secret. And it’s not like I spent Saturday and Sunday lounging around by the pool: I organized my clutter, sorted…
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Famous Latinas Who Have Battled Cancer

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 Cancer does not discriminate. Actresses, models, singers, beauty queens, television personalities…the list of celebrities who have battled it always seems too long. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we honor…
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A Brief History of Hot, Hot, Hot Latino Leading Men

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Hispanic Heritage Month is over, but every day is a fabulous day to celebrate generations of iconic leading men. These incredibly diverse actors do have a few things in common: amazing talent, Latino roots, and (of course) stunning good…
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Shakira Announces Name for Her Baby Boy

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Shakira and her man Gerard Piqué have decided to name their baby boy Biel, and not Ulises asit which had been rumored, El Nuevo Dia is reporting. The daily says that according to multiple news outlets in Spain, Piqué was the one who suggested…