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  • Love, Amalia

    Amalia deals with loss while learning about love and her cultural heritage in this tender tale from acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta.Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away, and Amalia is feeling sad and angry. And yet, even when life seems unfair, the loving, wise words of Amalia’s abuelita have a way of making everything a little bit brighter. Amalia finds great ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • My Name Is Maria Isabel

    by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson ...
    A third grader realizes the importance of her name in this classic story of heritage and self-identity.For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?"But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Yes! We Are Latinos

    Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience

    Illustrated by David Diaz ...
    Juanita lives in New York and is Mexican. Felipe lives in Chicago and is Panamanian, Venezuelan, and black. Michiko lives in Los Angeles and is Peruvian and Japanese. Each of them is Latino.Thirteen young Latinos and Latinas living in America are introduced in this book celebrating the rich diversity of the Latino and Latina experience in the United States. Free-verse fictional narratives from the ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Dancing Home

    In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship.A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong.Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American—just like them. But when her Mexican ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Island Treasures

    Growing Up in Cuba

    by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Illustrated by Antonio Martorell, Edel Rodriguez ...
    The author of My Name Is María Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more.These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Three Golden Oranges

    by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Illustrated by Reg Cartwright ...
    Far on the other side of the mountains, next to an enchanted castle, grows a tree with three golden oranges. It is there that the three brothers -- Santiago, Tomás, and Matías -- must journey if they wish to find a wife.Once they reach their destination, the brothers must carefully pick the oranges and bring them back to the old woman who lives in a cave on the cliffs overlooking the sea. But, "In ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Guía para padres y maestros de niños bilingües

    2.a edición

    Series Book 24 - Parents' and Teachers' Guides
    En esta clara guía, Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy y Colin Baker, ofrecen una perspectiva realista de las alegrías y dificultades de educar a niños bilingües y claras respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el tema. Esta versión revisada y adaptada al bilingüismo español-inglés, incluye información sobre el bilingüismo en la era digital e incorpora investigaciones recientes sobre la mezcla ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Island Treasures

    Growing Up in Cuba

    by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Narrated by Trini Alvarado ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 47 min

    The author of My Name Is Maria Isabel offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, five new stories, and more. These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Interview With Alma Flor Ada, An

    by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Narrated by Alma Flor Ada ...
    Series series Meet the Author

    Unabridged

    13 min

    Alma Flor Ada has had a lifelong love for stories, her passion is evident in her retelling of folktales and nursery rhymes that unite generations of people from all across the Spanish-speaking world. In this exclusive video interview with ¡Colorín Colorado! Alma recalls the magical ways that family members introduced her to songs, stories, and words. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La pequeña locomotora que sí pudo English-Spanish Edition)

    by Watty Piper ...
    Illustrated by George and Doris Hauman ...
    Series series The Little Engine That Could
    Now Spanish readers can enjoy the bestselling story of The Little Engine That Could in this bilingual edition of the classic. With all of the original illustrations and the complete story in both English and Spanish, this bilingual edition of the well-loved picture book is sure to become a favorite with Spanish-speaking children and children who are just learning Spanish.The kindness and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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    Perception of Opportunity and Academic Orientation Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Youth

    by Edward Fergus ...
    Series series Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
    The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students. More specifically, the study's analysis centered on cataloguing the racial/ethnic identification shifts (or not) in relation to how they perceive others situate them based on skin color. ... Read more

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