Mora, Pat.
Summary: Dona Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2005
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Summary: Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1996
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Summary: "Libby and her great-aunt, Lobo, both learn the Pledge of Allegiance--Libby for school, and Lobo for her U.S. citizenship ceremony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: In this adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," friends exchange such gifts as a piąta and "cuatro luminarias." Includes pronunciation and glossary of Spanish words and a description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2009
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Summary: In this poem in English and Spanish, lizards, armadillos, and other creatures of the night make merry beneath the desert moon, enjoying the strains of a mariachi band and gobbling lots of delicious food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books 1998
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Summary: Presents a collection of fifty poems featuring teen narrators who share their thoughts about love and heartbreak, in a volume that also explores a variety of poetic forms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2012
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Summary: With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1992
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Summary: "From blueberries to vanilla, indigenous foods of the Americas are celebrated in this collection of haiku, which also includes information about each food's origins"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books 2007
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Summary: A Mexican-American first-grader experiences the difficulties and pleasures of being different when she wears a tulip costume with all the colors of the rainbow for the school May Day parade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999