Lulu Delacre
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Uses the framework of the alphabet to present information about plants and animals of the cloud forest on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the 2013 discovery of the olinguito. Includes additional information about the cloud forest and the discovery of the olinguito, a map, a glossary, an author's note, and author's sources"--
Utiliza el marco del alfabeto para presentar la información sobre las plantas y los animales del bosque nuboso...
3) Rafi y Rosi
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Series
Language
Español
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Description
Rafi Coquí y su hermanita Rosi juegan en la arena de la playa, van a acampar junto a la bahía, y tratan de trasplantar un árbol mangle. Así aprenden algo sobre las plantas y los animales de Puerto Rico.
Two tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, learn about the plants and animals of Puerto Rico together.
Author
Language
English
Description
★"Pura Belpré honoree Delacre's chronicles-each different from the next-offer moving snapshots of family heartbreak, disadvantage, dysfunctionality, heartbreak, privilege, and joy." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ "Beautifully written with candor, honesty and perfect brevity. Delacre illustrates as well, providing a gorgeous mixed-media portrait of each story's main character. A collection not to be missed." - Booklist (starred review)
"This...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
With lyrical text in both Spanish and English, we travel to the magical world of a cloud forest in the Andes of Ecuador. We discover the bounty of plants, animals, and other organisms that live there as we help a zoologist look for the elusive olinguito, the first new mammal species identified in the Americas since 1978. Not your usual ABC book, the alphabet works as an organizing feature and provides children with a vehicle to encounter rich vocabulary...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books! They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers. They helped her to connect with her family in New York and in Puerto Rico, to deal with her diabetes diagnosis, to cope with her father's death, to uncover the secrets of the world, and to dream...
11) Rafi and Rosi
Author
Series
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, learn about the plants and animals of Puerto Rico together.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As he works with his young granddaughter to nurture a potted sapling, a Latino landscaper shares his love and admiration of trees. From the extraordinary rainbow gum tree to the mighty, towering redwood, each of the thirteen specimens he tells of is a miracle of the natural world--and some are strange beyond the wildest imagining. Brimming with exuberance and color, this ode to trees of the world--and the vast knowledge of landscapers and gardeners--offers...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"While out running errands with their mami during the Covid-19 pandemic, Marisol and Pepito play a game of Veo, Veo (I Spy) that helps them see how the workers in their neighborhood are, and will always be, essential"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
While delivering his eggs on Easter morning, Peter Cottontail loses the most important egg. Includes a new Easter version of "Itiskit, Itaskit," music, a description of Easter and spring symbols, and suggestions for dyeing eggs and finding eggs hidden in the illustrations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Rafi and Rosi, two curious tree frogs, explore Puerto Rico's El Morro Fort, where they pretend to be pirates in battle, find pirate treasure, and discover a haunted sentry box"--