People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America
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Itzel and the Ocelot
$18.99 Read moreA gorgeous picture book inspired by a traditional Central American Indigenous story about a snake with the power to bring the rain, told in lyrical language and evocative art, and subtly conveying an
- Author: Katstaller, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 07, 2022
- ISBN10: 1525305069
- Language: English
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To Carnival!: A Celebration in Saint Lucia
$9.99 Read moreThe sights, sounds and tastes of vibrant Saint Lucia come to life in this cumulative tale of a girl’s journey to Carnival. When a series of unexpected delays disrupts her journey to the big parade, Me… [more below]
- Author: Paul, Baptiste
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1646861620
- Language: English
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If You Read This
$16.99 Read moreFrom the author of the critically acclaimed novel When Life Gives You Mangos comes a captivating journey of love, loss, and letters. Named a best book of the year by Waterstones!
When Brie was younge- Author: Getten, Kereen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 0593174003
- Language: English
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Central America, ¡Mira, Mira, Mira!
$0.00 Read moreToddlers will love the repetition and silly sounds in this fun chanting book celebrating amazing things about Central America!
From swimming in the sea in Panama to smelling abuela’s cafecito in Costa
- Author: Mukhi, Shurjo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 26
- Publish Date: November 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1950807509
- Language: English
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Juana Y Lucas
$8.99 Add to cartFans of Judy Moody and Clarice Bean will love Juana, the spunky young Colombian girl who stars in this playful, abundantly illustrated series, now available in Spanish!
A Juana le gustan muchas cosas:- Series: Juana and Lucas
- Author: Medina, Juana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1536218138
- Language: Spanish
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Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth
$19.99 Add to cartAward-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient Mesoamerican creation myth to life in the picture book Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns.
Long ago, the gods of Mesoamerica se- Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1419746774
- Language: English
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Back Home: Story Time with My Father
$18.99 Add to cartA lyrical text and vivid, luminous imagery transport readers to Haiti through a father’s tales and a child’s imagination–and invite them to tell stories of their own.
Krik! Krak!
This is how story tim- Author: Casimir, Arlène Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1536223204
- Language: English
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Soy Bella
$11.99 Add to cartAnnabella is a curious child, wanting to learn more about her family and the diversity she sees in her Latina heritage. Everyone calls her “Bella” which means beautiful in Spanish. Bella notices how d
- Author: Santos, Jorge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 9798986584317
- Language: English
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I Want to Ride the Tap Tap
$9.99 Read moreWriter Danielle Joseph and illustrator Olivier Ganthier’s I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a day-of-the-week picture book about a Black family who ride the taxi-bus service–called a tap tap–in Haiti, a
- Author: Joseph, Danielle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1250849691
- Language: English
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Malaika’s Winter Carnival
$16.95 Add to cartWhen Malaika moves to Canada, there’s a lot to get used to, especially Carnival in the wintertime!
Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to Canada, where everything is differe
- Series: The Malaika #2
- Author: Hohn, Nadia L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1554989205
- Language: English
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El DÃa del Agua (Water Day)
$8.99 Add to cartUn alegre libro de la aclamada autora Margarita Engle en el que cuenta cómo una niña y su comunidad celebran la llegada del aguador, que los visita semanalmente para distribuir agua al pueblo.
Los- Author: Engle, Margarita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1665926945
- Language: English
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When Life Gives You Mangos
$16.99 Read moreNamed to Oprah Magazine’s Best Caribbean Books for Your 2021 reading list, imagination and adventure run wild in the most talked about middle grade debut of the year!
A small village on a Jamaican is- Author: Getten, Kereen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 059317397X
- Language: English
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The Youngest Sister
$18.95 Add to cart“The small shall be large . . . that’s how it must be.”
In the Andean foothills, a five-year-old Quechua girl is entrusted with a big job: to collect a marrow bone from the neighbor for the family soup
- Series: Aldana Libros
- Author: Moreno, Suniyay Moreno
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1771648759
- Language: English
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Juanita: La Niña Que Contaba Estrellas (the Girl Who Counted the Stars)
$18.95 Add to cartA magical story of a Guatemalan girl named Juanita, who loved cooking crunchy maize tortillas and counting stars every night.
Juanita lived in Santa Catarina Palopó, a pretty little village next to a
- Author: Walder, Lola
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 8418302046
- Language: Spanish
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Arletis, Abuelo Y El Mensaje En La Botella
$7.99 Read moreWhen a little girl who loves maps and an old man who dreams of sailing the world connect through a message in a bottle, their communication inspires a visit that forges a lasting friendship, which exp… [more below]
- Author: Aschkenas, Lea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1595729712
- Language: Spanish
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Run, Little Chaski!
$16.99 Read moreIn this tale set in the ancient Inka (sometimes spelled Inca) empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King’s newest royal messenger. On his first day delivering messages he stops to help s… [more below]
- Author: Llanos, Mariana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1646861647
- Language: English
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Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings
$19.99 Add to cartA Haitian American girl finds connection to generations of family lore in this story of identity, heart and home.
Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter.
The momen
- Author: LaTour, Francie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1773060414
- Language: English
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Serafina’s Promise
$8.99 Read moreNAACP Image Award winner and ALA Notable, this luminous, celebrated novel in verse is now in paperback.
Serafina made a secret promiseto go to school and learn to readso she can become a doctorwith her… [more below]
- Author: Burg, Ann E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 28 2015
- ISBN10: 0545535670
- Language: English
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Juanita: The Girl Who Counted the Stars
$16.95 Add to cartA magical story of a Guatemalan girl named Juanita, who loved cooking crunchy maize tortillas and counting stars every night.
Juanita lived in Santa Catarina Palopó, a pretty little village next to a
- Author: Walder, Lola
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 8418302054
- Language: English
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Crecer Siendo Cubano (Coming Up Cuban): Rising Past Castro’s Shadow
$14.99 Add to cartFrom Pura Belpr? Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano–best known as “Maria” from Sesame Street–comes the expansive and timeless story of four children who must carve out a path for the… [more below]
- Author: Manzano, Sonia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338830864
- Language: Spanish
