Cultural Region/Latin America
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The Apple in the Dark
$19.95 Add to cart“It’s the best one,” Clarice Lispector remarked on the occasion of the publication of The Apple in the Dark: “I can’t define it, how it is, I can only say that it’s much better constructed than the pr… [more below]
- Author: Lispector, Clarice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0811226751
- Language: English
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The Poems of Octavio Paz
$27.95 Read moreThe Poems of Octavio Paz is the first retrospective collection of Paz’s poetry to span his entire writing career from his first published poem, at age seventeen, to his magnificent last poem. This lan… [more below]
- Author: Paz, Octavio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0811227561
- Language: English
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Alma Y Cómo Obtuvo Su Nombre
$8.99 Read moreC mo termin Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela con un nombre tan largo? Mientras Papi le cuenta la historia de cada uno de sus nombres, Alma comienza a sentir c mo cabe perfectamente en ellos. … [more below]
- Author: Martinez-Neal, Juana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1536220426
- Language: Spanish
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Island: A Story of the Galápagos
$9.99 Add to cartThe award-winning author of Redwoods and Coral Reefs explores the evolving terrain and animals of the Gal pagos in this nonfiction picture book.
Charles Darwin first visited the Gal pagos Islands almo- Author: Chin, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1250799937
- Language: English
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La Tregua / Truce
$14.95 Add to cartUna novela sobre la soledad y la incomunicaci?n, el amor y la sexualidad, la muerte y los problemas pol?ticos.
Mart?n Santom?, viudo con tres hijos, en las v?speras de su jubilaci?n comienza a regist- Author: Benedetti, Mario
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 17 2015
- ISBN10: 8490626723
- Language: Spanish
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Thrall: Poems
$18.99 Add to cartThe stunning follow-up volume to Natasha Trethewey’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Native Guard, by the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States.
Natasha Trethewey’s poems are at once deeply personal and hist… [more below]
- Author: Trethewey, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 22 2015
- ISBN10: 0544586204
- Language: English
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Omeros
$20.00 Add to cartA Masterpiece of Modern Epic Poetry
Dive into the poignant verses of Omeros, a grand opus of epic poetry penned by Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. Told in multiple chapters and tracing two currents of h- Author: Walcott, Derek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0374523509
- Language: English
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Sparks Like Stars
$17.99 Add to cart“Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn’t remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story.”—NPR
An Afghan American woman
- Author: Hashimi, Nadia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063008297
- Language: English
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When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History
$28.00 Add to cartA dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cort s that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas
On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquista
- Author: Restall, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 006242727X
- Language: English
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Photo Guide to Birds of Costa Rica
$24.95 Add to cartFew ecosystem destinations are as abundant in their biodiversity as Costa Rica. Having the right field guides in hand can make all the difference when you’re enjoying the country’s birdlife. Photo Gui
- Series: Zona Tropical Publications
- Author: Garrigues, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1501700251
- Language: English
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The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems
$16.95 Add to cartThis bilingual collection of Neruda’s most essential poems is indispensable.
Selected by a team of poets and prominent Neruda scholars in both Chile and the U.S., this is a definitive selection that dr
- Author: Neruda, Pablo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 199
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0872864286
- Language: Spanish
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Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
$7.95 Add to cartA powerful and gripping memoir depicting the harsh realities of life in the favelas of Brazil in the 1950s, and one woman’s resilience in the face of poverty, racism, and social inequality.
Living … [more below]- Author: de Jesus, Carolina Maria
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 07 2003
- ISBN10: 0451529103
- Language: English
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Juana and Lucas
$16.99 Add to cartWinner of the 2017 Pura Belpr Author Award
Juana love
Fans of Judy Moody and Clarice Bean will love Juana, the spunky young Colombian girl who stars in this playful, abundantly illustrated new series.- Series: Juana and Lucas
- Author: Medina, Juana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 0763672084
- Language: English
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Welcome to the Island
$17.99 Read moreMeet the ever-curious Isla Verde, a young girl with a secret–she can speak with animals–in the first book of an all-new chapter book series!
Welcome to the adventurous island of Sol! For eight-year-- Series: Isla of Adventure #1
- Author: Costa, Dela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1665926546
- Language: English
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Tiny Travelers Puerto Rico Treasure Quest
$12.99 Read moreInspire children to fall in love with the world they live in with Tiny Travelers!
The Tiny Travelers “Treasure Quest” Series takes its readers on a fun-filled journey to discover what makes each count- Series: Tiny Travelers
- Author: Jaramillo, Susie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 26
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1945635304
- Language: English
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A Song of Frutas
$17.99 Add to cartFrom Pura Belpr Award-winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively, rhythmic picture book about a little girl visiting her grandfather who is a pregonero–a singing street vendor in Cuba–and helpin… [more below]
- Author: Engle, Margarita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1534444890
- Language: English
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An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552
$14.95 Add to cart“I love that this book is the real deal. A truly unique and informative read.” — Texas Kitchen and Garden and More
Originally written in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, in 1552, this classic codex was th- Series: Native American
- Author: Gates, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 31 2000
- ISBN10: 0486411303
- Language: English
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Revised Edition)
$22.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book of the year.
Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and
- Author: Anderson, Jon Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: April 20 2010
- ISBN10: 080214411X
- Language: English
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The Mermaids of Jamaica
$18.95 Read moreA two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner for synchronized swimming inspires Jamaican girls to dedicate themselves to swimming and invest in their futures in this heartening nonfiction picture book.
In th- Series: Against All Odds
- Author: Bellante, Claudia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 4, 2023
- ISBN10: 1623717922
- Language: English
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Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug
$19.00 Add to cartA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” –Adam Gopnik, The New Y- Author: Sedgewick, Augustine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 6, 2021
- ISBN10: 0143110748
- Language: English
