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Little Jesus is excited to spend a Saturday with his landscaper Papa at the "family business." He loves Papa's cool truck and all the tools he gets to use. Papa even puts him in charge of the magical water jug, which is also a clock! When it's empty, Papa explains, the workday will be done. It's a big job, and Jesus wants to do it right. But he just can't help giving water to an array of thirsty animals: a dog in a sweater, some very old cats, and...
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Pssst! Hey. I'm here to tell ya what the furniture police don't want you to know ... Listen close. I'll explain everything. Most people think couches are just for sitting, or maybe napping, and don't give it a second thought. But did you know couches can go berserk if you don't feed them a steady diet of coins, cell phones, and remote controls? And did you know some couches are grown on a farm? (Where do you think the term couch potato comes from?)...
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"If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The first rule of the Monstrous League of Monsters is: Keep monsters hidden from humans. But when zombie George and his cat companion Bandit find an abandoned baby, they can't leave her to be eaten by hobgoblins. So they spirit her home where she quickly becomes part of the family. Fast-forward ten years, and young Theodora doesn't seem too scarred by her monstrous upbringing. But now...
11) Platero y yo
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Presents a picture of life in the town of Moguer, in Andalusia, Spain, as seen through the eyes of a wandering poet and his faithful donkey.
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Esta divertida y condimentada continuacion del gran éxito en ventas segun el New York Times es ideal para la hora del cuento. ¡Noticias de ultima hora! Se acaba de descubrir que NO QUEDAN MAS TACOS en ninguna parte del mundo. Nos encontramos frente a un serio problema porque, segun sabes, a los dragones les encantan los tacos. Si hubiera alguna manera de que los dragones pudieran viajar a traves del tiempo, al pasado, antes de que se acabaran los...
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A sweet and funny bilingual picture book series, from favorite author Angela Dominguez, that follows an adorable bird and tyrannosaurus rex as they navigate the hazards of bedtime, sharing, and friendship, in English and Spanish. Birdie is ready to go to bed, but when he approaches Lolo to say goodnight, Lolo isn't tired! Birdie tries everything to help Lolo get ready for bed: reading, snacks, brushing teeth, but Lolo has way too much to do. This...
16) Mujercitas
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow up in nineteenth-century New England.
"El señor March se encuentra sirviendo como capellán en la Guerra Civil Americana y sus hijas y esposa leen emocionadas las cartás que este les envía desde el frente. Esta novela sigue las aventuras de sus cuatro hijas, Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy, que crecen al calor del amor de su madre y tratan de sobrellevar las adversidades que su condición...
18) La intérprete
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Un conmovedor y sincero libro ilustrado sobre una joven que tiene dos trabajos, uno como chica aficionada del futbol y otro como intérprete para sus padres hispanohablantes.
Cuando Cecilia no está en el campo de futbol marcando goles, acompaña a sus padres a todo tipo de lugares para adultos, como la oficina de licencias de conducir, el despacho del contador y el taller de automóviles. Les ayuda traduciendo del español al inglés y viceversa....
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Cuando Abuela cocina un platillo llamado ropa vieja, Magaly se apura a esconder sus prendas de ropa antes de que terminen su plato.
Magaly enjoys the yummy Cuban food her Abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magaly's sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Magaly needs to hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. Endnotes feature other...
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Una adaptación de la canción "Las ruedas en el autobús", escrito en español e Inglés, que sigue a dos niños que ven y oyen un tren, un camión de bomberos, una ambulancia y otros vehículos en su camino a un parque de diversiones. Incluye música.
"An adaptation of the song "The wheels on the bus," written in Spanish and English, which follows two children who see and hear a train, a fire truck, an ambulance, and other vehicles on...
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