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1) I can read, too = Puedo leer, tambien. Book 10

Author

Sargent, Dave

Pub. Date

2004

Description

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This book, introducing vocabulary words, describes the actions of a goldfish, a frog, a rabbit, and a honeybee.

2) Matt the Rat and his sister Maggie: when I grow up

Author

Liberto, Lorenzo

Series

Matt the Rat
Serie de Ratón Mateo

Pub. Date

2003

Description

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Matt and Maggie discover their grandfather's circus trunk containing a magic written incantation, which, when spoken out loud while reaching into the chest, enables them to have hands-on exploration of various careers.

3) Pío peep!: traditional Spanish nursery rhymes

Pub. Date

2003

Description

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A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.

4) Carlos and the squash plant

Author

Stevens, Jan Romero

Description

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Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.

5) Empty and me: a tale of friendship and loss

Author

Mahdavi, Azam

Pub. Date

[2023]

Description

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"After a young girl's mother dies, Empty appears and silently takes up the big blank space left behind. For some time, the girl can't connect with her dad or any friends, and Empty is her closest companion. But then, a happy reminder of her mom pops up one day, and this bit of joy helps the little girl open up to the world around her. Empty stays around, but the little girl starts to connect with others and share new moments of happiness with them....

6) Mouse paint =: Pintura de raton

Author

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Pub. Date

c2006

Description

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Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.

7) Maria had a little llama =: Maria tena̕ una llama

Author

Dominguez, Angela N

Pub. Date

2014.

Description

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In this bilingual version of the classic rhyme, set in Peru, Maria takes her llama to school one day.

8) Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret

Author

Reiser, Lynn

Description

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Margaret, who only speaks English, and Margarita, who only speaks Spanish, meet in the park and have fun playing together even though they speak different languages.

9) Catch me if you can!

Author

Most, Bernard

Series

Green Light readers. Level 2

Description

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When a little dinosaur plays a game with the biggest dinosaur of them all, she is not scared because he is her grandpa.

10) En el museo =: At the museum

Author

Muñoz, Isabel

Series

Eric and Julieta

Pub. Date

[2011]

Description

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Eric and his best friend Tommy decide to play a trick on his little sister Julieta, who believes she is going to see a dragon during the school trip to the museum. Presented in English and Spanish.

11) The little red hen =: la gallinita roja

Author

Ottolenghi, Carol

Series

Bilingual Fairy Tales

Description

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A retelling of the familiar fairy tale in which the Little Red Hen, unable to get her friends to help her with her bread-making project, refuses to share the fruits of her labor.

12) Little Gold Star: a Cinderella cuento = Estrellita de oro

Author

Hayes, Joe

Description

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In this variation of the Cinderella story, coming from the Hispanic tradition in New Mexico, Arciá and her wicked stepsisters have different encounters with a magical hawk and are left physically changed in ways that will affect their meeting with the prince.