Roseanne Thong
Author
Language
English
Description
This lively ebook shows that the world around us is filled with things to count. Three are the dim sum carts filled with yummy treats, eight are the candles on a birthday cake, and ten are the bamboo stalks growing in a garden. Many of the featured objects are Asian in origin, but all are universal in appeal. With brilliantly colored illustrations, an ear-pleasing text and an informative glossary, this truly multicultural book will make counting a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this lively picture book, children discover a world of shapes all around them: rectangles are ice-cream carts and stone metates, triangles are slices of watermelon and quesadillas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this playful concept book will reinforce the shapes found in every child's day!
Author
Language
English
Description
One is a rainbow. One is a cake. One is a piñata that's ready to break! In this lively picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpré—honored Green Is a Chile Pepper, children discover a fiesta of numbers in the world around them, all the way from one to ten: Two are maracas and cold ice creams, six are salsas and flavored aguas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations,...
7) Noodle Magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone has the magic within!
Grandpa Tu is famous for his special noodles, and as the emperor's birthday approaches, he teaches his granddaughter, Mei, the family trade. Mei struggles to find the magic needed to make noodles. Ultimately, she finds the magic--and the ability to succeed--within. Mei doesn't just make noodles--her magic noodles in varied shapes and sizes rain down from the sky!NOODLE MAGIC is written in the style of a Chinese folk...
Author
Language
English
Description
El Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here, a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon, it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these, joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico, the United States, and throughout Latin America.
10) Noodle magic
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandpa Tu is famous for his special noodles, and as the emperor's birthday approaches, he encourages his granddaughter, Mei, to find her own noodle magic.
11) The wishing tree
Author
Publisher
Shen's Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ming's wishes at the tree on Lunar New Year with his grandmother always seemed to come true, but one year the tree does not help, and he alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the spirit of the tree.
12) One is a pinata
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, Hispanic children count the things, like pinatas and maracas, that can be seen in their neighborhood.
13) 'Twas nochebuena
Author
Publisher
Viking, Published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores Latin American traditions for celebrating Christmas Eve in a text that combines English and Spanish words and follows the rhythm of Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas".
Author
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Children discover a world of colors all around them. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, but all are universal in appeal. A short glossary explains the cultural significance of the colored objects featured in this book"--
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Español
Description
"Bilingual English & Spanish on the same page. Vivacious illustrations, informative rhyming text, and an educational glossary, this good-natured concept book reinforces the shapes found in every child's day! Ages 3 - 6 & older for the bilingual aspect." --amazon.com
A little girl discovers things that are round, square, and rectangular in her Hispanic American neighborhood.
Author
Language
English
Description
This 5-book bundle of bestselling picture books is an entertaining and educational way to get into the Halloween spirit.
Celebrate the spookiest season with stories that will inspire chills, thrills, and giggles! This collection includes Pumpkin Jack, Dia De Los Muertos, Fright School, Trick Arr Treat, and Skeleton for Dinner.