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Buried Alive: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert

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Buried Alive: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean Desert By Elaine Scott Clarion Books • 2012 • 80 pages Hardcover ($17.00) ISBN  978-0-547-70778-5 Ages 9-12 Elaine Scott is well known for her scientific books…
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What Are Diverse Children´s Books?

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This past March, I had the honor of participating in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Writer’s Days Conference in Los Angeles, CA, along with some of the brightest talent in the children’s book industry,…
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Canta, Rana, canta; Sing, Froggie, Sing

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Canta, Rana, canta/Sing, Froggie, Sing Illustrated by Carolyn Flores • Translated by Natalia Rosales-Yeomans Piñata Books • 2013 • 32 pages Paperback ($16.95) ISBN: 978-1558857643 Ages: 3-7 Children like repetitive stories because…
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Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes

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Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes By Roseanne Greenfield Thong • Illustrated by John Parra Chronicle • 2013 • 40 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 9781452106168 Ages 4-7 In this vibrant and engaging book, children will read about…
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The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist

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The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist By Margarita Engle Harcourt • 2013 • 192 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-80743-0 Ages 12 and up Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda was ahead of her times in many ways. A…
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Tito Puente: Mambo King/Rey del Mambo

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Tito Puente: Mambo King/Rey del Mambo By Monica Brown • Illustrated by Rafael López Translated by Adriana Domínguez Rayo/HarperCollins • 2013 • 32 pages Hardcover ($17.99) ISBN: 978-0061227837 Ages 4-8 Monica Brown and Rafael…
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You Don't Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens

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You Don't Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens Edited by Sarah Cortez Piñata Books • 2011 • 320 pages Paperback ($16.95) ISBN: 978-1-55885-692-9 Ages 11 and up The stories gathered here by editor and contributor Cortez…
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You Are My Baby Series

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You Are My Baby: Safari Written & Illustrated by Lorena Siminovich Chronicle Books • 2013 • 10 pages Board Book ($8.99) ISBN: 978-1452106427 Ages 0-5 You Are My Baby: Farm Written & Illustrated by Lorena Siminovich Chronicle…
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Latina Author Meg Medina Talks About Her Latest Book

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Meg Medina is an award-winning author of Latino children’s literature. Her work includes the children’s picture book, Tía Isa Wants a Car, which won the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Award, and her first young adult novel, The Girl Who Could…