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Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC

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Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC By Quiara Alegría Hudes • Illustrated by Shino Arihara Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic • 2010 • 32 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 97805450924245 Ages 4-8 “A is for abuela.  And abandoned…
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How Your Kids Can Show Teacher Appreciation

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As an educator I want to be recognized and appreciated every day, but not in the ways you may think. Awards are nice, as are year-end gifts, but there are simpler, better ways to show teacher appreciation. I’d much rather my students shower…
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New LazyTown App Lets Kids & Parents Access Healthy Heroes 24/7

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LazyTown Entertainment, the ironically-named provider of health-inspired multi-media programming for kids, has just launched a new portal app for iOS, so kids and parents can tune into LazyTown content from their computers, mobile phones and…
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Tía Isa Wants a Car

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Tía Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina • Illustrated by Claudio Muñoz Candlewick Press • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($15.99) ISBN: 9780763641566 Ages 4-8 Editor’s note: This book is also available in a Spanish paperback edition…
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Stephen and the Beetle

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Stephen and the Beetle By Jorge Luján • Illustrated by Chiara Carrer Groundwood Books • 2012 • 32 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 9781554981922 Ages 2-5 One fine day, Stephen goes out to the yard and discovers a beetle strolling…
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5 Must-Have Apps for Elementary School Students

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As more and more Latino families turn to smartphones and tablets to access the Internet, it’s important to know which apps are available, safe, and beneficial for your child. So we’re doing the legwork for you, and we’re finding apps…
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How Parents of Children with Special Needs Can Set Realistic Goals

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The last two weeks of the year may feel like a race to the finish line for some parents, as we scurry to make sure our kids have a special holiday. Then when January 1 arrives, most of us feel hopeful and hungry for a new start. Every New…
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How to Organize a Playroom

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Back in the day when I only had one child, all her toys were neatly put away inside cute baskets in her bedroom. When I had two kids, the amount of toys quadrupled. Now that we have three kids, we have a lot of toys and gear. I’d like…
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How To Answer Your Kids' Difficult Questions

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I am the mother of two young, restless and inquisitive boys. They are curious about everything and very often ask difficult questions that I have to try to answer. Some recent examples: Why is water so wet? How does a baby get into a mom’s…