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J.R. Martinez Talks ‘Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit’
Book News & Features, Books
J.R. Martinez was just 19 years old and serving as an U.S. Army infantryman in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED (improvised explosive device). He suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to 34% of his body, including his face. He spent 34…
Tía Isa Wants a Car
Books, Picture Books
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…
Stephen and the Beetle
Books, Picture Books
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…
Five Little Monkeys / Cinco monitos
Bilingual Books, Books
Five Little Monkeys: Storybook Treasury/Cinco monitos: Colección de oro
Written & Illustrated by Eileen Christelow
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 192 pages
Hardcover ($11.99)
ISBN: 978-0-547-74593-0
Ages 4 and up
Those…
Starfields Book Review
Books, Middle Grade Books
Starfields
By Carolyn Marsden
Candlewick Press • 2011 • 224 pages
Hardcover. ($15.99)
ISBN 9780763648206
Ages 10 and up
At the center of this well-written novel is nine-year old Rosalba, a Mayan girl who lives with her family in…
A Trio of Bilingual Curious George Favorites
Bilingual Books, Books
Curious George Flies a Kite/Jorge el curioso vuela una cometa
By Margret Rey • Illustrated by H.A. Rey
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 80 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN: 978-0-547-72045-6
Ages 4 and up
Curious You on Your Way!/¡Eres…
Martha Speaks: Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha habla: Martha hornea un pastel
Bilingual Books, Books
Martha Speaks: Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha habla: Martha hornea un pastel
By Karen Barss • Based on the characters created by Susan Meddaugh
Translated by Carlos Calvo
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 24 pages
Paperback ($3.99)
ISBN:…
5 Books to Empower Your Child in the New Year
Honor Roll, School
As the end of the year approaches, we start thinking about new beginnings. Just like adults, children may need some empowerment to face the fears they’d like to leave behind or the skills they want to master. Sometimes finding the courage…
The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: La leyenda de La Vieja Belén
Bilingual Books, Books
The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: La leyenda de La Vieja Belén
By Julia Alvarez • Illustrated by Ruddy Nuñez
Translated by Rhina P. Espaillat
Alfaguara • 2008 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($14.99)
ISBN:…