Lori Carlson
Here are the sights, sounds, and smells of Latino culture in America in thirty-six vibrant, moving, angry, beautiful and varied voices, including Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Luis J. Rodríguez, Gary Soto, and Martín [... more]
Random House |
The Skirt
 Excellent for Classroom!: If you know Soto's work, then you can rest assured this is another excellent example of the magic he creates with the written word. The Hispanic family is representative of the culture and values. Fifth graders (even though the [... more]
CDN$7.50
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Snapshots from the Wedding
good but, casual reference to alcohol not for specified age: The book is an overall good portrait of a family celebration in any culture. The casual reference to beer and keg beer,however, are not acceptable for this age group. When we teach our children [... more]
CDN$15.30
Amazon CA |
Too Many Tamales
From Amazon.com: Maria is feeling so grown-up, wearing her mother's apron and helping to knead the masa for the Christmas corn tamales. Her mother even let Maria wear some perfume and lipstick for the big family celebration that evening. When her mother [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Chatos Kitchen
From Amazon.com: "Chato, a low-riding cat with six stripes, was slinking toward a sparrow when he heard the scrape of tiny feet coming from the yard next door." You get the idea. Chato is a sly, mustachioed "cool cat" from an East Los [... more]
CDN$9.99
Amazon CA |
Folk Wisdom of Mexico: Proverbios y Dichos Mexicanos
Small in size large in wisdom: This is a concise choice collection of dichos or sayings that are like folk proverbs. Known a dichos, these are various small sayings that carry a lot of wisdom in their delivery. Reflective of Mexican cultural values, the [... more]
CDN$13.95
Amazon CA |
Identity Lessons
Wonderful Insights: IDENTITY LESSONS was a great learning experience for me. Not only did I learn about my own heritage but about many others, what America is all about. This collection of work is honest and thoughtful. I have used it in the classrooms [... more]
CDN$25.50
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Baseball in April and Other Stories
This is a must read!: I am a college student attending Northern Michigan University in the Elementary Education program. I have read quite a number of books this semester and this has to be my favorite. While at first I was not crazy about reading a book [... more]
CDN$19.00
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Accidental Love
Author: Gary Soto Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780152054977 ISBN: 0152054979 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 2005-12-01 Reading Level: Young Adult [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Cat's Meow
Author: Gary Soto Binding: Mass Market Paperback EAN: 9780590470025 ISBN: 0590470027 Number Of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 1997-11 Reading Level: Ages 9-12 [... more]
CDN$4.16
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Canto Familiar
I really enjoyed hearing and learning spanish in this book.: I liked the book because he used spanish and the Mexican kids can read some of it. He wrote about one thing and it always turned out to be another thing. That's why I liked this book. Author: [... more]
CDN$6.95
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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
vivid without being polemic: A collection of interrelated stories based on the author's experience as an illegal immigrant from Mexico in the late 1940s, working with his family as a migrant laborer. Exposes hardships without being didactic. Ambiguous. [... more]
CDN$14.95
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