Brown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROBrimner, Larry Dane
Summary: The author recounts the real-life events leading up to and surrounding the 1931 Superior Court of California school desegregation case of Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, California.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALVBrown, Carron
Summary: Watch as astronauts blast off into space with this beautifully illustrated book. By simply holding the book up to the light, or shining a torch behind each page, young readers will be able to discover how astronauts work, eat and exercise on a space station, and will delight in following a crew from lift-off to touch-down. The innovative see-through feature fulfills a similar function to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPANISH BROBrown, Monica
Summary: En este vibrante libro ilustrado bilingüe sobre la biografía del músico Tito Puente, los lectores bailarán al ritmo de la vida de este rey del mambo. A Tito Puente le encantaba golpear ollas y sartenes cuando era niño, pero lo que realmente soñaba era tener su propia banda algún día. Desde Spanish Harlem hasta los premios Grammy, y todos los ritmos intermedios, esta es la historia real de la...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCasilla, Robert
Summary: "This bilingual picture book for kids recalls Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera's childhood in Panama, his fascination with playing ball-even if he had to make his glove out of cardboard-and his eventual signing with the New York Yankees, where he helped win five World Series"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB 468 CAS Spanish/EnglishEngle, Margarita
Summary: "De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano. Si se sentía triste, la música le levantaba el ánimo y, cuando estaba feliz, el piano la ayudaba a compartir esa alegría. Pronto comenzó a escribir sus propias canciones y a tocar en grandes catedrales. Entonces, una revolución en Venezuela hizo que su familia tuviera que huir a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH ENGHale, Christy
Summary: "The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Told in Spanish and English. Includes a corrido (ballad), and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 379.2 HALWallace, Sandra Neil
Summary: "A picture book biography of Diane Nash, a Civil Rights Movement leader at the side of Martin Luther King and John Lewis. Born in the 1940s in Chicago, Diane went on to take command of the Nashville Movement, leading lunch counter sit-ins and peaceful marches. Diane decides to fight not with anger or violence, but with love. With her strong words of truth and actions, she works to stop...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 NASRoesser, Marie
Summary: "Learning to recite the alphabet is an important step to reading. This beneficial book builds on that crucial step, asking readers to locate letters of the alphabet among a variety of colorful images that begin with those letters. They'll review their knowledge of what different letters look like and how they differ from other letters while honing their reading fluency with simple sentences....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ROEKeats, Ezra Jack
Summary: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE Set Spanish Keats 1962Falligant, Erin
Summary: "Learning about cats through song in both English and Spanish"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH FALRayner, Abigail
Summary: When Eliza Jane Murphy--line leader, captain of the worm rescue team--impulsively pockets a sparkly green stone from her classroom's "Exploring Green" display table, her heart crumples. My heart stopped singing. My letters went wonky. I was too heavy to swing! I wanted to put it back ... But what if someone saw? But when she discovers that nearly everyone in her family took something once in...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Brown, Carron
Summary: Desde los autos, los autobuses y las bicicletas que van por las calles, hasta los museos, los restaurantes y lost teatros llenos de gente. Las páginas de este libro te invitan a descubrir muchos lugares de una ciudad llena de actividad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH BROElya, Susan Middleton
Summary: El prìcipe knows this girl is the one for him. But, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa. But the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too ... Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru. -- From dust jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ELYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ELY123 Andrés (Musical group)
Summary: ¡Mi comunidad! es un libro emotivo y lleno de vida en español y en inglés, que celebra a los ayudantes de la comunidad. El libro viene acompañado por dos canciones nuevas -- una en cada idioma -- para leer y cantar en familia. Con ¡Mi Comunidad! nos paseamos por nuestra comunidad y conocemos a algunas de las personas que nos ayudan a estar a salvo, a aprender y a seguir adelante.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: SPANISH 468 ANDParr, Todd
Summary: "Algunas familias son grandes. Algunas familias adoptan hijos. ¡Abre este libro para leer sobre todo tipo de familia!"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: LB Kids, uan divsión de Little Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDDorling Kindersley Ltd.
Summary: " This exciting introduction to oceans is brimming with curious creatures, beautiful homes, and incredible adventures. From the spectacular seabirds soaring over Earth's vast oceans, to the tiny creatures lurking on the ocean floor, get ready for an adventure into the great unknown... Dive in and explore forgotten shipwrecks, swim with fantastic fish, and other awesome underwater animals, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Hocker, Katherine M.
Summary: "Strong, smooth domes, skulls are more than remnants of creatures that used to be. They are artifacts that allow us to travel back through time. Every ridge, hollow, and crevice of a skull reveals something about an animal's habitat, food source, and skill set. By observing the characteristics of six different animal skulls, readers can learn about the lives once led by a lynx, a deer, a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOCHopping, Lorraine Jean
Summary: Describes the power of lightning and its positive and negative effects on living things. Includes safety tips on what to do in case lightning strikes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2000
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH HOPTai, Elaine
Summary: This Kickstarter-funded picture book about consent presents various scenarios in which kids (and even adults) might feel uncomfortable, and addressing how to express and respect those boundaries and concerns. In thinking about how we teach or learn about ways we grant access to our own bodies and others', this book stems from the author's experiences as a librarian, as well as in her own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bloom Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TAIReynoso, Naibe
Summary: A bilingual children's book that uses fantastical elements such as wrestlers, dragons, magicians, and dinosaurs to explore creative ways to fold the popular Mexican dish.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Con Todo Press 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Acevedo, Linda J.
Summary: In the 1970s Bronx, Manolo, a shy Puerto Rican boy, overcomes his fears and insecurities to become part of a new innovative dance style called breaking.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACERayner, Abigail
Summary: When Eliza Jane Murphy--line leader, captain of the worm rescue team--impulsively pockets a sparkly green stone from her classroom's "Exploring Green" display table, her heart crumples. My heart stopped singing. My letters went wonky. I was too heavy to swing! I wanted to put it back...But what if someone saw? But when she discovers that nearly everyone in her family took something once in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAYLee, Kimberly
Summary: "A young Malaysian boy enthusiastically assists his grandmother prepare their Lunar New Year dinner, all the while learning about the history of their traditional cuisine"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023