ILLUSTRATIONS Kim Amate Text Complexity (F&P) L Intolerance and Acceptance / Conflict Resolution / Politics and Government 9781682921470 7¼" x 8½" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Literary Text Narrative / Stories / Fantasy / Satire ILLUSTRATIONS María Jesús Álvarez Text Complexity (F&P) Q Legends, Myths, and Fables / Caribbean & Latin America 9781631138713 9½" x 11" / 32 pp $16.95 / PB Informational Text Narrative / Stories / Myths One day, the bees called for a grand assembly in the beehive. After complex calculations, they realized that there was one bee too many in their beehive! Who was it? How would they identify her? And what would they do with her? Through entertaining illustrations and humor, this delightful story explores such serious topics as prejudice and tolerance. 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. Andrés Pi Andreu La abeja de más One Bee Too Many Jorge Argueta La fiesta de las tortillas (Bilingual Edition) The Fiesta of the Tortillas 2013 THE WHITE RAVENS AWARD; PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA INFANTIL DE CUBA-WINNING AUTHOR; APEL LES MESTRES AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR AMERICAS AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Julia Alvarez El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de la Vieja Belén (Bilingual Edition) The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén ILLUSTRATIONS Ruddy Núñez Text Complexity (F&P) L Holidays and Celebrations / Cultural Heritage / Traditions and Customs 9781631138690 10" x 8" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Literary & Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Poetry / Narrative Poems 2009 AMÉRICAS AWARD HONORABLE MENTION. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: TWO-TIME PURA BELPRÉ MEDAL-WINNER, ALA NOTABLE BOOKS, YALSA BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARD IN LITERATURE, LAMONT PRIZE, FITZGERALD AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AMERICAN LITERATURE Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of the Dominican folk character La Vieja Belén in this delightful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Núñez. Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground. Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past. “With vivid imagination, a crystal-clear grasp of the facts, and brilliant artwork, this illuminating look at one of the planet’s most fascinating features will entrance young readers.” —Booklist, starred review Jason Chin El Gran Cañón Grand Canyon ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author Text Complexity (F&P) U Earth Sciences / Earth Changes / Ecosystems 9781543362121 9½" x 11½" / 56 pp $17.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Science 2018 CALDECOTT HONOR, 2018 SIBERT HONOR, 2018 NCTE ORBIS PICTUS AWARD, STARRED REVIEWS FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKLIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS, AND HORN BOOK BESTSELLERS 52 Picture Books WWW.LOQUELEO.COM/US 3–5
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