Caribbean & Latin America

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Cover: Anita and the Dragons
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Anita and the Dragons

From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books

A beautifully tender story touching on the range of emotions immigrants may feel when leaving their home countries – excitement and sorrow, fear and courage. Anita watches the dragons high… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021
Cover: El secreto del plátano (The Secret of the Plátano)
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El secreto del plátano (The Secret of the Plátano)

Under the full moon, Abuela leads an enchanted dance, bows to the sky and the night winds, and helps her curious grandson discover the rhythm of his heartbeat while listening to the great… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022
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Lantana Inclusive Picture Books — Hardcover Set

Lantana Inclusive Picture Books are stories celebrating every kind of child and family, because all children deserve to see themselves in the books they read. With a focus on #ownvoices… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $384.79
  • Temporarily out of stock
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Let It Rain: Exploring the Amazon Rain Forest

From the Series Imagine That!

The Amazon rain forest is home to tree-strangling vines, poison frogs and killer dolphins. And if it were its own country, it would be the ninth largest in the world! Imagine that! Readers… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: 577.3409811
  • Copyright: 2018
Cover: Letters in Charcoal
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Letters in Charcoal

In the pueblo of Palenque in Colombia, hardly anybody knows how to read. Curious about the letters her older sister Gina receives from a young doctor each month—letters that she is sure… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023
Cover: My Grandpa and the Sea
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My Grandpa and the Sea

Lila and her grandpa live on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, where Grandpa works as a fisherman. When huge boats begin to rob the sea of its fish, Grandpa has to find another way to make a Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1990

Shake It, Morena!: And Other Folklore from Puerto Rico

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand grew up in Puerto Rico, and in Shake It, Morena! she shares her good times with us. The book is a potpourri of songs, riddles, stories and games, all viewed through… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 398'.097295
  • Copyright: 2002

Sliding Home

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Miguel hasn't missed El Salvador since arriving in North America with his mother and sister. But with his father still in El Salvador and gangs shaking down the old neighborhood, life isn't… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Copyright: 2019
Cover: Story of a Dolphin
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Story of a Dolphin

Laura and her father, who live on an island in the Caribbean, discover a dolphin who loves to be with people. They spend a lot of time playing in the ocean with the dolphin and other people… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 1993

The Secret of the Plátano

Under the full moon, Abuela leads an enchanted dance, bows to the sky and the night winds, and helps her curious grandson discover the rhythm of his heartbeat while listening to the great… Read More →

  • Lexile: 460
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022