Pastro, Joana
Summary: In the city of Olinda, Brazil, Clara is looking forward to the Carnaval street parade, with the colorful, fantastic costumes that her great-grandmother makes for the family--but her Bisa is too old to follow the parade, so Clara decides to bring the parade to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic 2021
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Summary: The house at Number 8 Sunflower Street tells the stories of three teenagers who have lived within its walls in the 21st century--Ana, a lesbian forced to leave her home, Greg sent to live with his aunt when his parents divorce, and Beto, a would-be photographer living during the COVID pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Push 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MARJúnior, Otávio
Summary: "A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero. Includes notes about favelas and the author's experiences growing up in one." --
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: "Cauã and Inaê are a brother and sister who live in a small community along the Tapajós River in Brazil. Here, the homes are on stilts and everyone travels around by boat -- even to school! When the rainy season comes, they must leave their village and relocate to higher ground for a while. But after moving this year, Cauã and Inaê realize they've left behind something important: their pet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VILVasconcelos, José Mauro de
Summary: "When Zezé grows up, he wants to be a poet in a bow tie. For now the precocious young boy entertains himself by playing clever pranks on the residents of his Rio de Janeiro neighborhood, stunts for which his parents and siblings punish him severely. Lately, with his father out of work, the beatings have become harsher. Zezé's only solace comes from his time at school, his hours secretly spent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VASSiqueira, Ana
Summary: "Let's spend a day in Brazil! Ride the ônibus to the beach, drink sugar cane juice at the feira and play capoeira. Brazilian author Ana Siquiera and illustrator Ana Matsusaki draw on their personal experiences living in Brazil to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SIQRundell, Katherine
Summary: Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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Summary: "Bem-vindo ao Brasil! Welcome to Brazil! Nine-year-old Sofia Diaz's world is coming apart. So is the rickety old boat that carries her far up the Rio Negro river in Brazil. Crocodiles swim in the dark waters. Spiders scurry up the twisted tree trunks. And a crazy toucan yelps a warning. It chases Sofia and Júlia, her new friend, deep into the steamy rainforest. There they stumble upon a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Travis 2015Crespo, Ana
Summary: "When Brazilian American twins Lia and Luís receive a jigsaw puzzle from their grandmother, they must quickly solve it to figure out its secret message."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CREAllende, Isabel.
Summary: When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rayo 2002
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Summary: Maia, an orphan, can't wait to reach her distant relatives a thousand miles up the Amazon. She imagines a loving family with whom she will share great adventures. Instead she finds two spiteful cousins who see the jungle as the enemy and refuse to go outdoors. But the wonders of the rainforest more than make up for the hideous twins and their parents. And when Maia meets a mysterious boy who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Children's Books 2021