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Cook With Kids: Black Rice & Guava Salad with Basil Lime Vinaigrette

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My clients often ask me to show them how to make quick, easy and 'clean' dishes they can enjoy with their entire family. New cooks love to start with the classics they love, and who doesn't love to make a rice dish? Rice always invokes comfort…
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The Importance of Reading to Your Children

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There are many reasons why I read to my kids, even when they can already do it on their own. As a kid, books were my best friends. I was born into a family of writers and linguists, and I grew up surrounded by books and manuscripts. I imagined…
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Mamiverse Launches Book Channel & National Reading Pledge Drive

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Mamiverse Team is thrilled to announce our new book section, Mamiverse Books. This is the first non-trade oriented, digital resource for Latino parents that want to foster in their children a love of reading, using books that reflect the U.S.…
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Mamiverse Books: A Commitment to Our Children’s Future

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As a mami, Latina, and book publishing professional, I am positively thrilled to participate in the launch Mamiverse Books, and thankful to the fantastic Mamiverse team for their wholehearted cooperation and support for the effort. During…
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Texans Living in Fear of West Nile Virus

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Being in Texas during the worst outbreak of West Nile virus in the state’s history has me living in fear for my children’s safety. I know the odds of anyone in my family contracting West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes are slim.…
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C.R. Mudgeon

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C.R. Mudgeon By Leslie Muir • Illustrated by Julian Hector Atheneum • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-1416979067 Hardcover ($15.99) Ages 4-8 Though stubborn and set in his ways, C.R. Mudgeon is a lovable character indeed. Still, despite…
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Level Up/Paso de nivel

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Level Up/Paso de nivel By Gwendolyn Zepeda • Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura Piñata Books • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-1-55885-747-6 Hardcover ($16.95) Ages 5-8 Do you know a young couch…
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Animal Jamboree: Latino Folktales

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Animal Jamboree: Latino Folktales/La fiesta de los animals: Leyendas latinas By Judith Ortiz Cofer • Illustrated by Ted Dawson & Giovanni Mora Translated by Natalia Rosales-Yeomans Piñata Books • 2012 • 96 pages ISBN: 978-1-55885-743-8 Trade…
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34 Pieces of You

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34 Pieces of You Carmen Rodrigues Simon & Schuster • 2012 • 336 pages ISBN: 9781442439061 Hardcover ($16.99) Ages 16 and up Following Ellie’s death from a pill overdose, those closest to her are left trying to understand…