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Children's books with a Latin American theme

Last Updated: 10-Mar-2016

This guide lists children's books and young adult literature in Cubberley Education Library about Latin America or its people.

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Children's literature
Latin American studies
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Cover image of Funny bones
Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras / Duncan Tonatiuh.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » NE546 .P6 T65 2015
Ages 7-13; Gr.2-5
Enchanted air : two cultures, two wings : a memoir / Margarita Engle.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 Z46 2015
Lexile measure 1120; Ages 12-18; Gr.5-8
The red umbrella / Christina Diaz Gonzalez.
First Yearling edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3607 .O558 R43 2011
Book level 3.8; Ages 10-14; Gr.5-8
Cover image of The remembering day
The remembering day / by Pat Mora ; illustrations by Robert Casilla ; Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza Ventura = El dia de los muertos / por Pat Mora ; ilustraciones de Robert Casilla ; traducción al español de Gabriela Baeza Venture.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ73 .M63836 2015
Ages 5-8
Dalia's wondrous hair / by Laura Lacámara ; Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza Ventura = El cabello maravilloso de Dalia / por Laura Lacámara ; traduccion al español de Gabriela Baeza Ventura.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ73 .L2 2014
Ages 3-6; Gr.K-2
Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music / poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 D78 2015
Ages 4-8; Prk-Gr.2
Cover image of Silver people
Silver people : voices from the Panama Canal / Margarita Engle.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 S55 2014
Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Abuelo / by Arthur Dorros ; illustrated by Raúl Colón.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3554 .O6954 A63 2014
Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3
A movie in my pillow : poems / Jorge Argueta ; illustrations, Elizabeth Gómez = Una película en mi almohada : poemas / Jorge Argueta ; ilustraciones, Elizabeth Gómez.
New York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2007]
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ7539.2 .A67 A23 2007
Book level 3.2; Ages 5-12; Gr.4-8
Cover image of Viva Frida
Viva Frida! / Yuyi Morales ; photography by Tim O'Meara.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » ND259 .K33 M66 2014
Ages 4-8; gr.2-5
I lived on Butterfly Hill / Marjorie Agosín ; translated by E.M. O'Connor ; illustrated by Lee White.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ8098.1 .G6 V5813 2014
Lexile measure 770; Ages 10-14; Gr.5-9; Pura Belpré Author Award, 2015
Cover image of Caminar
Caminar / Skila Brown.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3602 .R722873 C36 2014
Ages 10-14; Gr.6-9
Cover image of Tropical secrets
Tropical secrets : Holocaust refugees in Cuba / Margarita Engle.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 T76 2009
Lexile measure 1170; Ages 12-15; Gr.7-10
From the bellybutton of the moon and other summer poems = Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano / poems/poemas, Francisco X. Alarcón ; aillustrations/ilustraciones, Maya Christina Gonzalez.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .L22 F76 2013
Book level 3.5; Ages 7-10; K-gr.4
Cover image of Whiskers, tails, and wings
Whiskers, tails, and wings : animal folktales from Mexico / Judy Goldman ; illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck.
Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F1219.3 .F6 G65 2013
Lexile measure 930; Ages 7-11; Gr.5-7
Cover image of The Lightning dreamer
The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist / Margarita Engle.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 L54 2013
Ages 11-18; Gr.6-9
Cover image of Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera : an artist for the people / Susan Goldman Rubin.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » ND259 .R5 R83 2013
Lexile measure 980; gr.5-8
Cover image of Me, Frida
Me, Frida / by Amy Novesky ; illustrated by David Diaz.
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3614 .O9275 M4 2010
Book level 3.6; Ages 6-10, gr. 1-3
Martín de Porres : the rose in the desert / written by Gary D. Schmidt ; illustrated by David Diaz.
Boston : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » BX4700 .M397 S46 2012
Awards: Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, 2013.; Lexile measure 700, gr. 2-4
A mango in the hand : a story told through proverbs / by Antonio Sacre ; illustrated by Sebastià Serra.
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .A236 M36 2011
Book level 3.1; Ages 5-7, gr. 1-3
Diego Rivera : his world and ours / Duncan Tonatiuh.
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » ND259 .R5 T57 2011
Awards: Pura Belpré Illustrator award, 2012.; Lexile measure 1040; Book level 4.9; Ages 5-10, gr. K-3
Fonchito y la luna / Mario Vargas Llosa ; illustraciones de Marta Chicote Juiz.
Madrid : Alfaguara, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ8498.32 .A65 F66 2010
Elementary level

Other books

Animal poems of the Iguazú : poems / Francisco X. Alarcón ; illustrations, Maya Christina Gonzalez = Animalario del Iguazú : poemas / Francisco X. Alarcón ; ilustraciones, Maya Christina Gonzalez.
San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .L22 A85 2008
Parallel title: Animalario del Iguazú; Book level 4.9; Ages 7-12, gr. 3-6
Cover image of Arroz con leche
Arroz con leche : un poema para cocinar / escrito por Jorge Argueta ; ilustrado por Fernando Vilela = Rice pudding : a cooking poem / words by Jorge Argueta ; pictures by Fernando Vilela.
Toronto : Groundwood Books, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ7539.2 .A67 A77 2010
Ages 4-8, PreK-3
Before we were free / Julia Alvarez.
1st ed. New York : A. Knopf, c2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .L845 B44 2002
Lexile measure 890L; Book level 5.6; ages 12-15; realistic fiction
Book fiesta! : celebrate Children's Day/Book Day = Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros / by Pat Mora ; illustrated by Rafael López.
1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollins Children's Books, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .O73 B6618 2009
Ages 2-7; bedtime stories, gr. PreK-2
Cover image of Dance, Nana, dance
Dance, Nana, dance = Baila, Nana, baila : Cuban folktales in English and Spanish / retold by Joe Hayes ; illustrated by Mauricio Trenard Sayago.
1st ed. El Paso : Cinco Puntos Press, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » GR121 .C8 H3918 2008
Ages 9-12; Fables, folktales' and myths, gr. 5-9
La democracia y un perro blanco con manchitas negras / Morelos Torres Aguilar. Como los gorilas / Jesús Durán Méndez.
1. ed. México, D.F. : Instituto Electoral del Distrito Federal, 2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ7298.3 .O722 D46 2003
Doña Flor : a tall tale about a giant woman with a great big heart / by Pat Mora ; illustrated by Raul Colón.
New York : Knopf, 2005.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .O73 D66 2005 F
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.; Lexile measure 830; ages 5-8; book level 4.2; western, PreK-2
Cover image of The Dreamer
The dreamer / by Pam Muñoz Ryan ; drawings by Peter Sís.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3568 .Y3926 D74 2010
Lexile measure 650; Ages 12-14; Book level 4.6, gr. 4-8
The firefly letters : a suffragette's journey to Cuba / Margarita Engle.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 F57 2010
Lexile measure 1230; Ages 10 and up; Book level 6.2; Historical fiction, gr. 6-12
Hernán Cortés y la caída del imperio azteca / Dan Abnett ; traducción al español: José María Obregón.
1st ed. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F1230 .C385 A3618 2009
Gr. 3-6
In the shadow of the Alamo / Sherry Garland.
San Diego : Harcourt, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .A913 I5 2001
Lexile measure 910; Ages 9-15; Book level 6.2; Historical fiction, gr. 6-8
Jabutí the tortoise : a trickster tale from the Amazon / told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.
1st ed. San Diego : Harcourt, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » F2519.1 .A6 M33 2001
Lexile measure AD510L; Book level 3.8; Ages 4-8; gr.K-2; Guided reading L
Cover image of A library for Juana
A library for Juana : the world of Sor Juana Inés / by Pat Mora ; illustrated by Beatriz Vidal ; [translated by Alan S. Trueblood].
1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ7296 .J6 Z6993 2002
Ages 5-10; Book level 3.7; Historical fiction, gr. 1-3
Martina, the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale / retold by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Michael Austin.
Atlanta: Peachtree, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3554 .E3552 M37 2007 F
Lexile measure 720; ages 4-8; book level 3.1; fables, folk tales, and myths, gr. K-2
El mejor regalo del mundo : la leyenda de La Vieja Belén / Julia Alvarez ; ilustraciones, Ruddy Núñez ; traducción, Rhina P. Espaillat = The best gift of all : the legend of La Vieja Belén / Julia Alvarez ; illustrations, Ruddy Núñez ; translation, Rhina P. Espaillat.
Miami, FL : Alfaguara, c2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .L845 B4718 2008
Gr. 3-5
Mexican whiteboy / Matt de la Peña.
1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3616 .E52 M49 2008
Lexile measure 680; ages 14-18; book level 4.3, gr. 9-12
Cover image of My name is Celia
My name is Celia : the life of Celia Cruz = Me llamo Celia : la vida de Celia Cruz / written by Monica Brown ; illustrated by Rafael López.
1st impression. Flagstaff, Ariz. : Rising Moon, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » ML3930 .C96 B76 2004
Lexile measure 850; ages 8-12; book level 4.1, gr. 3-6
My name is Gabito : the life of Gabriel García Márquez / by Monica Brown ; illustrated by Raúl Colón ; [translation by Luna Rising] = Me llamo Gabito : la vida de Gabriel García Márquez / por Monica Brown ; ilustrado por Raúl Colón.
Flagstaff, Ariz. : Luna Rising, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PQ8180.17 .A73 Z613 2007B
Lexile measure 910; book level 5.1; biography, gr. 2-4
90 miles to Havana / Enrique Flores-Galbis.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3606 .L63 A615 2010
Ages 11-18; Historical Fiction, gr. 5-8
Sofi Mendoza's guide to getting lost in Mexico / by Malín Alegría.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .A37338 S64 2007
Lexile measure 670; Book level 4.5; Ages 13 and up, gr. 10-12
The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 S87 2008
Book level 6.4, Ages 12 and up; Gr.7-12
Cover image of Tales our abuelitas told
Tales our abuelitas told : a Hispanic folktale collection / F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada ; illustrated by Felipe Dávalos ... [et al.].
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » GR230 .C357 2006
Gr. 1-4
The wild book / Margarita Engle.
Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3555 .N4254 W55 2012
Ages 11-15: gr.4-7