Joe Cepeda
1) I help
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"When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds"--
2) Salto
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This Theodore Geisel Honor book about a boy and his grandma is now available in Spanish!
He gets cheese.
He gets bread
He gets apples.
Very simple text and fun pictures support Spanish vocabulary and grammar comprehension in this delightful and brightly illustrated book.
Salto is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other ¡Me gusta leer! books, including Arriba, Veo, and Cavo, featuring the same...
He gets cheese.
He gets bread
He gets apples.
Very simple text and fun pictures support Spanish vocabulary and grammar comprehension in this delightful and brightly illustrated book.
Salto is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other ¡Me gusta leer! books, including Arriba, Veo, and Cavo, featuring the same...
3) Ayudo
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"When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds"--
5) I hop
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A boy rides a pogo stick to a visit with grandma.
6) Up
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"On a very windy day, a boy stands by a window with his pinwheel and is suddenly whisked into the sky where he can see a pig, a hen, a cow, and a sheep"--
9) The swing
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When Josey uses the new swing attached to the tree in her messy yard, she retrieves all the things her parents thought they had lost over the years, including Leopoldo, their dog.
10) Arriba
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"En un día muy ventoso, un niño se para junto a una ventana con su molinillo y de repente es llevado al cielo donde puede ver un cerdo, una gallina, una vaca y una oveja."--
"On a very windy day, a boy stands by a window with his pinwheel and is suddenly whisked into the sky where he can see a pig, a hen, a cow, and a sheep"--
11) Esperanza rising
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Historical Fiction for Kids
Latinx Stories for teens
Historical Fiction for Kids
Latinx Stories for teens
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Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...
15) Mice and beans
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In this rhythmic cumulative tale Rosa Maria spends the week getting ready for her granddaughter's birthday party and trying to avoid attracting mice--unaware that the mice in her walls are preparing for a party of their own.
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Learning to read is kind of a big deal, and Lupe Lopez has a lot to learn—in her own feisty way—to reach her goal of becoming a Reading Rock Star.
En kinder, Lupe Lopez inició una banda y le demostró a todos que era una estrella de rock. Este año, como estudiante de primer grado, Lupe tiene una nueva meta: ganarse una estrella en el Muro de la Fama de Lectura del salón de clase de la maestra Moreno.
Lupe puede roquear
18) Nappy hair
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Various people at a backyard picnic offer their comments on a young girl's tightly curled, "nappy" hair.