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2) A day's work
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Everyone is coming for Christmas dinner at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off her ring, Maria tries it on - and is beside herself, when hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamales. How many can you eat?
7) Paletero man
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the community to get the tasty treat now"--Provided by publisher.
9) Pablo's tree
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones series volume 18
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Junie B. thinks first grade is a flop when her kindergarten friend Lucille prefers the company of twins Camille and Chenille and Junie B. needs glasses.
11) Mud soup
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Josh tries to avoid eating the "mud soup" prepared by Rosa's abuela (grandmother). Includes a recipe for black bean soup.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives. Presented in English and Spanish.
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As they prepare to make the traditional, pillowy bread called sopaipilla, Christina's grandmother tells about the time her great-grandfather, aided by a scarecrow, brought an end to a drought and, in the process, helped make the first sopaipilla.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Juanito accompanies his grandmother to a flea market in southern California, where he helps her and the other vendors and where they enjoy seeing old friends from their Mexican-American community.
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