Engle, Margarita
Summary: "Los seres alados han de ser libres. Y también lo han de ser los artistas, pero el gobierno cubano ha criminalizado cualquier arte que no tenga su aprobación. Soleida y sus padres protestan contra esta injusticia con su jardín secreto de esculturas de aves encadenadas. Luego, un huracán derriba las paredes y deja al descubierto el arte ilegal, y sus padres son arrestados...Soleida huye sola a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH ENGDraycott, Jane (Jane Louise)
Summary: "The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEOPATRA, QUEEN DRAJordan, Sara
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sara Jordan Pub. 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 468.3 JORJuma, Liliane Leila
Summary: "Liliane Leila Juma was 16 years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. In this gut-wrenching memoir, she gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion. Sincere and revealing, it gives a moving account of a young girl's journey from a protected and secure family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tradewind Books 2020
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 JUMFrías, Carlos.
Summary: Carlos Frías, award-winning journalist and the US-born son of Cuban exiles, grew up hearing stories about the homeland of his parents. Sent to Cuba by his newspaper when the country began to close to the foreign press in August 2006, Frías embarked on the journey of his life -- a secret twelve day trip to the land of his parents. That experience led to this evocative, dramatic and unforgettable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C.A. Press, Penguin Group 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH FRISummary: Inspired by She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up, and rose up against the odds. This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 920 SHESummary: Offers a selection of traditional children's songs, chants, and rhymes from a variety of Latin American countries, with lyrics in Spanish and English translation, and music arranged for piano, voice, and guitar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 782.4 DERodríguez, Patty
Summary: Inspired by one of the most recognized symbols of Dia De Muertos or Day of the Dead, a holiday that celebrates life and remembers the dearly departed, this book will introduce little ones to emotional expressions and their first English and Spanish words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lil Libros, LLC 2017
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookJaramillo, Susie
Summary: Presents a bilingual version of the traditional Latin American song about a brood of baby chicks and the way the mother hen cares for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encantos Media Studios 2015
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH JARSantella, Andrew.
Summary: Discusses the unique group of men known as the Rough Riders and the role they played in the Spanish-American War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.8942 SANWilliams, Gail
Summary: "Learning about dogs through song in both English and Spanish"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH WILToebes, Teun
Summary: "Twenty-one-year-old nursing student Teun Toebes (both broke and curious) decided to move into a nursing home and experience the daily life of elderly residents, not as a nurse or a carer - but as a housemate. The experience was to change his life, as well as the lives of his new friends. He initiated Friday drinks, trips out and camping evenings, and reintroduced pleasure in the small things...
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Publisher / Publication Date: September Publishing 2023
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Summary: Presents the words and score of the song "De Colores" which is sung in many parts of the Spanish-speaking world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2011
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH DIAOmoth, Tyler
Summary: "Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Cuban immigrants. Additional features include a Fast Facts page, a timeline, informative photo captions, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, additional resources for further study, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 OMOChowdhury, Bernie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.23 CHORusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLChowdhury, Bernie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 363.14 CHOWDOrozco, José-Luis
Summary: Presents illustrated version of six well-known children's songs, including "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," along with original translations into Spanish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH OROWinter, Jonah
Summary: A biography of U.S. Supreme Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 SOTMora, Pat.
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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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 MOR SPANISHSteward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Humanity Books 2003