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Halmoni And The Picnic
by Choi, Sook NyulWhen Yunmi's class plans a picnic in Central Park, her Korean grandmother, Halmoni, agrees to chaperone. But Yunmi worries that the other children will make fun of Halmoni's traditional Korean dress and unfamiliar food.
Young People's Fiction
From The Bellybutton Of The Moon, And Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo De La Luna, Y Otros Poemas De Verano
by Alarcon, Francisco X. and Gonzalez, Maya ChristinaGrandfather Counts
by Cheng, AndreaWhen her mother's father comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with her grandfather despite their age and language differences.
Bud, Not Buddy
by Curtis, Christopher PaulBud, an orphan from Flint Michigan tries to find who he thinks is his father during the Great Depression.
Hairs / Pelitos
by Cisneros, SandraIn English and Spanish, a child describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with the smell of warm bread.
Maples In The Mist: Poems For Children From The Tang Dynasty
by Ho, Minfong and Jean and Tseng, Mou-SienThe Birchbark House (Little Frog Series #1)
by Erdrich, LouiseChildren's book about the daily life and experience of being a Native American in the days of the pioneers.
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
by Hamilton, VirginiaAfro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of slaves, but passed on in hope. From campfire to family rooms, riveting, short, read alouds.
Abuela
by Dorros, ArthurWhile riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
Baseball Saved Us
by Mochizuki, KenA Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Family Pictures / Cuadros De Familia
by Garza, Carmen LomasThe author describes, in bilingual (English and Spanish) text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.
Wings
by Myers, Christopher A.Are you brave enough to be your true self? Ikarus Jackson is. But it isn't always easy. The people in his neighborhood point at his wings. The kids at school laugh. The teachers call him a distraction.
Celebrating Families
by Hausherr, RosmarieThis book presents brief descriptions of many different kinds of families, both traditional and nontraditional.
The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering Of Poems And Stories From Mexico With Paintings By Mexican Artists
by Nye, Naomi ShihabA wonderful collection of poems and stories, this book contains works by Paz, Morelos, Castellanos as well as many other well-known Mexican authors. The works are presented in the original Spanish & translated on the following page.
Esperanza Rising
by Ryan, Pam MuñozWhen a young girl and her privileged family in Mexico is forced to move to the United States, they learn to depend on and love each other more.
