Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Jorge Argueta La fiesta de las tortillas (Bilingual Edition) The Fiesta of the Tortillas ILLUSTRATIONS María Jesús Álvarez GR Q Family / Food / Indigenous People 9781631138713 9½" x 11" / 32 pp $15.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Myths AMERICAS AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR The author remembers the day on which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in El Salvador. The narration is full of suspense and is impregnated with the delicious scents that surrounded the kitchen and that remain intact in the memory and the heart of the author from his childhood. Adela Basch ¡Que sea la Odisea! Adela Basch Ilustraciones de Douglas Wright 8+ ¡Que sea la Odisea! ¡Que sea la Odisea! www.loqueleo.com Adela Basch Ilustraciones de Douglas Wright Al finalizar la guerra de Troya, Ulises emprende el regreso a Ítaca, donde lo espera Penélope, su fiel esposa. Durante esta travesía, nuestro héroe deberá enfrentar monstruos, sirenas y mil peligros que harán de esta historia uno de los más increíbles relatos de aventuras. Con la maestría de Adela Basch, esta divertida versión teatral de la Odisea acercará a los niños a la obra del genial poeta griego Homero. ¡Que sea la odisea!_port.indd 1 4/25/17 12:57 PM Elsa Bornemann Mil grullas Adela Basch ¡Que sea la Odisea! ILLUSTRATIONS María Jesús Álvarez GR Q WWII / Asia / Traditions and Customs 9781641011747 6½" x 7¾" / 49 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Historical Fiction ILLUSTRATIONS Douglas Wright GR Q History / Humor / Performing Arts 9786070133794 5¼" x 8" / 144 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Drama / Plays / Humor Naomi and Toshiro are two children in Hiroshima in 1945. United by friendship and affection, the summer surprises them with an exploding sun. It is the atomic bomb. In an incomparable act of love, Toshiro makes a thousand paper cranes to save his friend. Manuela is nine years old, has an aunt who teaches her to collect beautiful words, and two endearing friends, Elvira and Javier. One day, Manuela meets a ghost who comes into her life to remind her that we are not alone and that we all have an army of people to count on to help us overcome our fears. This will empower Manuela to help her friend Elvira, who is suffering from bullying. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR One Thousand Cranes Let It Be the Odyssey! 222 3–5 Hispanic Culture and Other Cultures WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES