PICTURE BOOKS
BH 1-70 Mexican Rhymes
BH 1-68 South American Rhymes
BH 1-224 A Rhyme from Santa Domingo
BH 2-37 Reen-Reen-Reeny-Croak Frog (poem)
BH 2-68 The Poor Old Lady (poem)
BH 4-103 A Child in a Mexican Garden (poem)
BH 1-68 South American Rhymes
BH 1-224 A Rhyme from Santa Domingo
BH 2-37 Reen-Reen-Reeny-Croak Frog (poem)
BH 2-68 The Poor Old Lady (poem)
BH 4-103 A Child in a Mexican Garden (poem)
♦ $ Abuela's Weave by Omar Castaneda
"Introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the eyes of little Esperanza, who works with her abuela--her grandmother--on weavings to sell at the public market."
♦ $ Arroz con Leche by Lulu Delacre
Popular songs and rhymes of Latin America.
♦ $ Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
"Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution--a traveling library! He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages." Based on a true story.
$ Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema
A Mexican folk tale of how a little lamb outsmarts a coyote who wants to eat her.
$ Lost City: Discovery of Machu Picchu by Ted Lewin
"Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and across perilous mountains in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, however, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world."
$ My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown
Born in Chile, Gabriela Mistral became the first Nobel prize-winning Latina woman in the world.
♦ $ New Shoes for Silvia by Johanna Hurwitz
A young girl delightfully receives brand new red shoes--but they are much too big for her!
♦ $ Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets
Caldecott Award winning book of a little girl of Mexico and her first Christmas pinata.
$ Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros
A bilingual book of the love between a father and his son.
♥ $ The Gold Coin by Alma Flora Ada
A story of love and faith set in Central America. A thief's heart is changed by the simple goodness of an elderly woman
♦ $ The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie DePaola
In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside. This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child.
$ The Mission Bell by Leo Politi
"A wonderful picture book with Leo Politi's color illustrations throughout. The story of Father Junipero Serra's travels in the California wilderness, of his interest in the Indians and of his building of the missions."
♦ $ The Moon Was at a Fiesta by Matthew Gollub
Fiesta, music, tamales and paper lanterns in Oaxaca, Mexico where the author lived.
♦ $ The Umbrella by Jan Brett
A fun tale from Costa Rica.
♦ $ Tonight is Carnaval by Arthur Dorros
A family in South America eagerly prepares for the excitement of Carnaval.
"Introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the eyes of little Esperanza, who works with her abuela--her grandmother--on weavings to sell at the public market."
♦ $ Arroz con Leche by Lulu Delacre
Popular songs and rhymes of Latin America.
♦ $ Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
"Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution--a traveling library! He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages." Based on a true story.
$ Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema
A Mexican folk tale of how a little lamb outsmarts a coyote who wants to eat her.
$ Lost City: Discovery of Machu Picchu by Ted Lewin
"Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and across perilous mountains in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, however, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world."
$ My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown
Born in Chile, Gabriela Mistral became the first Nobel prize-winning Latina woman in the world.
♦ $ New Shoes for Silvia by Johanna Hurwitz
A young girl delightfully receives brand new red shoes--but they are much too big for her!
♦ $ Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets
Caldecott Award winning book of a little girl of Mexico and her first Christmas pinata.
$ Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros
A bilingual book of the love between a father and his son.
♥ $ The Gold Coin by Alma Flora Ada
A story of love and faith set in Central America. A thief's heart is changed by the simple goodness of an elderly woman
♦ $ The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie DePaola
In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside. This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child.
$ The Mission Bell by Leo Politi
"A wonderful picture book with Leo Politi's color illustrations throughout. The story of Father Junipero Serra's travels in the California wilderness, of his interest in the Indians and of his building of the missions."
♦ $ The Moon Was at a Fiesta by Matthew Gollub
Fiesta, music, tamales and paper lanterns in Oaxaca, Mexico where the author lived.
♦ $ The Umbrella by Jan Brett
A fun tale from Costa Rica.
♦ $ Tonight is Carnaval by Arthur Dorros
A family in South America eagerly prepares for the excitement of Carnaval.
BEGINNING READERS
IMAGINATIVE
FC S12-221 Why the Chimes Rang
BH 3-172 How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats
JC 2-257 How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats
♥ Fairy Tales from Brazil by Elsie Eels
♥ In Mexico They Say by Patricia Ross
♥ Tales of Giants from Brazil by Elsie Eells
♥ In Mexico They Say by Patricia Ross
♥ Tales of Giants from Brazil by Elsie Eells
CULTURAL
♥ Mexico by Joseph Wharton (1902)
Photographs taken 100 years ago.
♥ Our Little Argentine Cousin by Eva Cannon Brooks (1910)
♥ Our Little Brazilian Cousin by Mary F. Nixon-Roulet (1907)
♥ Our Little Mexican Cousin by Edward C. Butler (1905)
♥ Our Little Panama Cousin by H. Lee M. Pike (1906)
♥ The Mexican Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Hacienda life of 8 year old twins.
Photographs taken 100 years ago.
♥ Our Little Argentine Cousin by Eva Cannon Brooks (1910)
♥ Our Little Brazilian Cousin by Mary F. Nixon-Roulet (1907)
♥ Our Little Mexican Cousin by Edward C. Butler (1905)
♥ Our Little Panama Cousin by H. Lee M. Pike (1906)
♥ The Mexican Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Hacienda life of 8 year old twins.
FICTION
JC 1-243 Rosa-too-Little
JC 2-263 Million Dollar Somersaults
JC 4-71 Tomas is Lost from The Village That Learned to Read
Now that the Mexican village of Benito Juarez has a school and a schoolteacher, everyone wants to learn to read. everyone, that is, except the mayor's son, Pedro Lopez.
JC 5-134 And Now Miguel
Miguel Chavez is a real boy who lives near Taos, New Mexico, on his parents' sheepraising farm. He has a secret yearning to go with the men of his family to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, for Miguel wants very much to prove himself a man.
JC 4-117 Chucaro
A Story of a gaucho--a cowboy of the Argentine Pampa--and a boy.
JC 9-332 Outside from Secret of the Andes
Cusi, a young Inca Indian boy, has spent most of his life in a beautiful mountain valley high in the Andes learning from old Chuto how to care for the precious llama flock. The day comes when Cusi must go 'outside' and make his own decision as to what he will do with his life.
JC 2-263 Million Dollar Somersaults
JC 4-71 Tomas is Lost from The Village That Learned to Read
Now that the Mexican village of Benito Juarez has a school and a schoolteacher, everyone wants to learn to read. everyone, that is, except the mayor's son, Pedro Lopez.
JC 5-134 And Now Miguel
Miguel Chavez is a real boy who lives near Taos, New Mexico, on his parents' sheepraising farm. He has a secret yearning to go with the men of his family to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, for Miguel wants very much to prove himself a man.
JC 4-117 Chucaro
A Story of a gaucho--a cowboy of the Argentine Pampa--and a boy.
JC 9-332 Outside from Secret of the Andes
Cusi, a young Inca Indian boy, has spent most of his life in a beautiful mountain valley high in the Andes learning from old Chuto how to care for the precious llama flock. The day comes when Cusi must go 'outside' and make his own decision as to what he will do with his life.
$ Benito by Clyde Robert Bulla
Wonderful story of an orphan boy who has artistic tendencies but lives with an uncle who does not value the arts.
♦ $ The Two Uncles of Pablo by Harry Behn
An appealing story of Mexico and a young boy's struggle for education.
♦ The Village That Learned to Read by Elizabeth Tarshis
Wonderful story of an orphan boy who has artistic tendencies but lives with an uncle who does not value the arts.
♦ $ The Two Uncles of Pablo by Harry Behn
An appealing story of Mexico and a young boy's struggle for education.
♦ The Village That Learned to Read by Elizabeth Tarshis
HISTORICAL
BH 8-172 Mr. Hampden's Shipwreck
BH 9-41 Adventures of Alexander Selkirk: Real Robinson Crusoe
BH 9-41 Adventures of Alexander Selkirk: Real Robinson Crusoe
♦ $ California The Golden Book of California by Irwin Shapiro
♦ California The Rush for Gold by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
♦ California The Story of the California Gold Rush by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ Texas Davy Crockett by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
$ Texas We Were There at the Alamo by Margaret Cousins
This series brings the events to life.
♥ Cortez and Montezuma by Mara Pratt (1890)
♥ Francisco Pizarro—the conquest of Peru by Mara Pratt (1890)
♦ California The Rush for Gold by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
♦ California The Story of the California Gold Rush by R. Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ Texas Davy Crockett by Frank Beals
American Adventure Series
$ Texas We Were There at the Alamo by Margaret Cousins
This series brings the events to life.
♥ Cortez and Montezuma by Mara Pratt (1890)
♥ Francisco Pizarro—the conquest of Peru by Mara Pratt (1890)
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦ California Gold Rush Adventures by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series.
♦ California Ranch of a Thousand Horns by Jean Bothwell
Story of the California missions
♦ Texas Cowboys and Cattle Drives by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America. A young boy moves to a Texas ranch with his family.
♦ $ Elena by Diane Stanley
Elena's courage is tested after her husband's death when Pancho Villa's army comes through her village and she must protect her 16-year-old son from being forcibly drafted. After this close call, the woman undertakes the arduous journey of traveling with her four children to a new country.
♦ Stalwart Men of Early Texas by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Tales of the Gauchos W. H. Hudson
W.H. Hudson stories compiled and edited by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Good readaloud of stories from a Argentine boy. Do read the introduction.
Frontiers of America Series.
♦ California Ranch of a Thousand Horns by Jean Bothwell
Story of the California missions
♦ Texas Cowboys and Cattle Drives by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America. A young boy moves to a Texas ranch with his family.
♦ $ Elena by Diane Stanley
Elena's courage is tested after her husband's death when Pancho Villa's army comes through her village and she must protect her 16-year-old son from being forcibly drafted. After this close call, the woman undertakes the arduous journey of traveling with her four children to a new country.
♦ Stalwart Men of Early Texas by Edith McCall
Frontiers of America Series
♦ Tales of the Gauchos W. H. Hudson
W.H. Hudson stories compiled and edited by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Good readaloud of stories from a Argentine boy. Do read the introduction.
BIOGRAPHIES
FC F12-221 Samuel Houston
FC F12-229 John Sutter
FC F11-24 Hernando Cortez
FC F11-28 Francisco Pizarro
FC F12-229 John Sutter
FC F11-24 Hernando Cortez
FC F11-28 Francisco Pizarro
BH 12-45 Senor Kon-Tiki: Thor Heyerdahl
♦ George Goethals, Panama Canal Engineer by Jean Lee Latham
A Discovery Book
♦ $ The Story of Davy Crockett by Enid Meadowcroft
A Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Junipero Serra, Brave Adventurer by Florence Meiman White
Father Junipero Serra journeyed thousands of miles across the sea, over high mountains, through hot deserts and frightening jungles--from Spain to Mexico to California. This dedicated and determined missionary was one of California's first settlers, and it was he who founded its first nine missions and devoted his life to working with the Indians.
A Discovery Book
♦ $ The Story of Davy Crockett by Enid Meadowcroft
A Signature Biography
♦ $ The Story of Junipero Serra, Brave Adventurer by Florence Meiman White
Father Junipero Serra journeyed thousands of miles across the sea, over high mountains, through hot deserts and frightening jungles--from Spain to Mexico to California. This dedicated and determined missionary was one of California's first settlers, and it was he who founded its first nine missions and devoted his life to working with the Indians.