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Fiction and nonfiction for readers ages 3 and up. Be sure to check out our Spanish Board Books and Bilingual titles.


A sembrar sopa de verduras
A sembrar sopa de verduras
Lois Ehlert
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152056084 Board Books
015201022X Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 7

A father and child share the joys of planting, watering, and watching seeds grow.

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Barrio (Spanish-language)
Barrio (Spanish-language)
El barrio de José
George Ancona
0152018085 Trade Paperback

Ages: 7 to 12

Award-winning author-photographer George Ancona follows José through a season in the barrio and reveals a community as rich and varied as America itself.

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Béisbol en los barrios
Béisbol en los barrios
Henry Horenstein
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
015201263X Trade Paperback

Ages: 6 to 10

Join nine-year-old Hubaldo Romero Páez in Venezuela as he introduces his friends, his family, and his favorite sport—baseball.

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La casa adormecida
La casa adormecida
Audrey Wood
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152000534 Trade Paperback

Ages: 4 to 8

Everyone remembers that cozy bed, the snoring granny, the dreaming child, the dozing dog…and the unexpected visitor who wakes up the house on a rainy afternoon of napping.

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Compañeros de equipo
Compañeros de equipo
Peter Golenbock
Illustrated by Paul Bacon
0152163905 Trade Paperback

Ages: 6 to 9

In a time of racial inequality, two men overcame boundaries and learned they were brothers despite the color of their skin.

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Cosechando esperanza
Cosechando esperanza
La historia de César Chávez
Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
0152051694 Trade Paperback
0152047557 Hardcover

Ages: 6 to 9

Award-winning author Kathleen Krull celebrates one of America’s most important civil rights leaders.

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Coyote (Spanish-language)
Coyote (Spanish-language)
Un cuento folklórico del sudoeste de Estados Unidos
Gerald McDermott
Translated by Aída E. Marcuse
0152000321 Trade Paperback

Ages: 4 to 8

Wherever Coyote goes you can be sure he’ll find trouble.

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Día de mercado
Día de mercado
Una historia contado a través del arte popular
Lois Ehlert
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152168141 Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 7

It’s market day! Everyone’s going to the town square for a farmers market like no other—and you’re invited to come along.

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El día en que tú naciste
El día en que tú naciste
Debra Frasier
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152017097 Trade Paperback


In simple words and radiant collages, Debra Frasier celebrates the natural miracles of the Earth and extends an exuberant welcome to each member of our human family.

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Encuentro
Encuentro
Jane Yolen
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152013423 Trade Paperback

Ages: 6 to 12

When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, a young Taino boy tried to warn his people against welcoming the strangers.

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El gran capoquero
El gran capoquero
Un cuento de la selva amazónica
Lynne Cherry
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152323201 Trade Paperback

Ages: 4 to 8

Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and as he sleeps, the animals that live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world.

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Noche de humo
Noche de humo
Eve Bunting
Illustrated by David Diaz
0152019464 Trade Paperback

Ages: 5 and up

During a night of rioting in Los Angeles, fires and looting force neighbors—who have always avoided one another—to come together.

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Plumas para almorzar
Plumas para almorzar
Lois Ehlert
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152010211 Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 7

An escaped house cat encounters twelve common birds in the backyard but captures only feathers for lunch.

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El principito (Spanish)
El principito (Spanish)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Translated by Bonifacio del Carril
0156013924 Trade Paperback

Ages: 10 and up

Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard. In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exup+ry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Saint-Exup+ry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors.

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¿Quién es la bestia?
¿Quién es la bestia?
Keith Baker
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152055967 Board Books
0152001859 Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 8

A friendly tiger is confused by jungle animals fleeing from a beast, until he discovers he is the beast.

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Quienquiera que seas
Quienquiera que seas
Leslie Staub
015216460X Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 7

Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. Their lives may be quite different from one another’s, but inside the children are all alike.

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Salí de paseo
Salí de paseo
Sue Williams
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152056149 Board Books
015200288X Trade Paperback

Ages: 2 to 5

Join a young boy for a playful stroll with a colorful parade of farm animals.

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Salta y brinca
Salta y brinca
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152013563 Trade Paperback

Ages: 3 to 8

Tired of hopping and jumping, Betsy the frog sees the leaves float down from the trees and is inspired to leap and twirl—she calls it dancing.

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Te presento a la orquesta
Te presento a la orquesta
Ann Hayes
Translated by Alma Flor Ada
0152002758 Trade Paperback

Ages: 4 to 8

This lyrical romp through the orchestra begins with animal musicians slowly gathering for an evening performance.

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La tortillería
La tortillería
Gary Paulsen
Translated by Gloria de Aragón Andújar
0152017143 Trade Paperback
0152002375 Hardcover


In clear and eloquent language, Gary Paulsen pays tribute to a cycle of life—from seed to plant to tortilla.

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Wilma sin límites
Wilma sin límites
Como Wilma Rudolph se convirtió en la mujer más rápida del mundo
Kathleen Krull
Illustrated by David Diaz
0152023607 Trade Paperback

Ages: 6 to 9

This is the dramatic and inspiring true story of runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.

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Zomo el conejo
Zomo el conejo
Un cuento de África occidental
Gerald McDermott
Translated by F. Isabel Campoy
0152167773 Trade Paperback

Ages: 4 to 8

Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom.

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