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Britton Smith

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30+ books to aid in cultural awareness of Spanish-Speakers

Biographical Books:

Bernier-Grand, C. T., & Diaz, D. (2004). Csar: S, se puede! yes, we can!. New York: MarshallCavendish.

Brown, M., Paschkis, J., Henry Holt and Company., & South China Printing Co. (2011). PabloNeruda: Poet of the people. New York: Henry Holt and Co.

Tonatiuh, D., & Abrams Books for Young Readers. (2011). Diego Rivera: His world and ours.New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Winter, J., & Juan, A. (2002). Frida. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books.

Winter, J., Picasso, P., & Hawkes, K. (2012). Just behave, Pablo Picasso!. New York: Arthur A.Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic.

Holidays and Traditions:

Colato, L. R., & Lintern, T. (2010). The Tooth Fairy meets El Ratn Prez. Berkeley: TricyclePress.

Cruz, M. A., Olivera, F., Zubizarreta, R., Rohmer, H., & Schecter, D. (1991). The woman whooutshone the sun: The legend of Lucia Zenteno: La mujer que brillaba an ms que el sol : laleyenda de Luca Zenteno. San Francisco, Calif: Children's Book Press.

DePaola, T. (1999). The night of Las Posadas. New York: Putnam's.

Johnston, T., & Winter, J. (1997). Day of the Dead. San Diego: Harcourt Brace.

Mora, P., & Lechn, D. (1994). The desert is my mother: El desierto es mi madre. Houston, Tex:Piata Books.

Mora, P., & Morales, M. (2009). A piata in a pine tree: A Latino twelve days of Christmas.

Boston: Clarion Books.

Soto, G., Martinez, E., (1993). Too many tamales. New York: Putnam.

Vamos, S. R., Lpez, R., Walker, B. G., Sherman, S. M., Charlesbridge (Firm), ImagoPublishing Ltd., & Chroma Graphics. (2011). The cazuela that the farm maiden stirred.Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

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Immigration and Life in the US:

Brown, M., & Palacios, S. (2011). Marisol McDonald doesn't match. San Francisco: Children'sBook Press.

Colato, L. R., & Arena, J. (2005). Playing lotera. Flagstaff, Ariz: Luna Rising.

Colato, L. R., & Graullera, R. F. (2009). Ren has two last names. Houston, Tex: Piata Books.

Garza, C. L., Rohmer, H., & Schecter, D. (1996). In my family. San Francisco, Calif: Children'sBook Press/Libros Para Nios.

Prez, A. I., & Gonzalez, M. C. (2002). My diary from here to there. San Francisco: Children'sBook Press.

Tonatiuh, D., Arnst, M. (2010). Dear primo: A letter to my cousin. New York: Abrams Books forYoung Readers.

Tonatiuh, D. (2013). Pancho Rabbit and the coyote: A migrant's tale. New York: Abrams Booksfor Young Readers.

Social Issues

Cisneros, S., & Ybanez, T. (1994). Hairs: Pelitos. New York: Knopf

Cohn, D., & Delgado, F. (2002). S, se puede! Yes, we can!: janitor strike in L.A. El Paso, Tex:Cinco Puntos Press.

Engle, M. (2012). The wild book. Boston: Harcourt Children's Books.

Krull, K., & Morales, Y. (2003). Harvesting hope: The story of Cesar Chavez. San Diego:Harcourt, Inc.

Skrmeta, A., Amado, E., & Ruano, A. (2000). The composition. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Tafolla, C., Teneyuca, S., & Ybez, T. (2008). That's not fair!: Emma Tenayuca's struggle forjustice, No es justo!: la lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia. San Antonio, Tex: WingsPress.

Chapterbooks

Alvarez, J. (2002). Before we were free. New York: A. Knopf.

Canales, V. (2005). The tequila worm. New York: Wendy Lamb Books.

Ryan, P. M. (2004). Becoming Naomi Len. New York: Scholastic Press

Ryan, P. M. (2000). Esperanza rising. New York: Scholastic Press.

Ryan, P. M., & Ss, P. (2010). The dreamer. New York: Scholastic Press