Monica Brown
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
As a boy, Gabito had the ability to imagine many things. He lived in a small house with a large family. He would grow up to become a writer known as Gabriel García Márquez.
Sumario en español: Como un niño, Gabito tenía la capacidad de imaginar muchas cosas. Él vivió en una pequeña casa con una gran familia. Él llega a ser un escritor conocido como Gabriel García Márquez.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a little girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn, it is made into a dress, and over the years it is made into even smaller and smaller items, eventually ending up as a bookmark and inspiring the creation of a book. Includes an author's note and a glossary"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
℗Sabes cómo un niño Brasileño pobre que amaba el fútbol más que nada en el munco de convirtió en la estrella más importante del deporte? Lee este realto y entérate de la historia de Pelé, El rey del fútbol; el primer hombre en la historia del deporte capaz de marcar mil goles y convertirse en una leyenda viva. Las dinámicas ilustraciones de Rudy Gutiérrez destacan vividamente los momentos recreados por la escritora primiada Mónica Brown...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the Biblioburro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's Biblioburro and mobile libraries in other countries.
8) My name is Gabriela: the life of Gabriela Mistral = Me llamo Gabriela : la vida de Gabriela Mistral
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"A bilingual story based on the lives, dreams, and accomplishments of three generations of creative, imaginative, artistic girls as they grew up in the author's family. Un cuento bilingue basada en la vida, los suenos y los logros de tres generaciones de ninas artisticas, creativas e imaginativas a medida que crecian en la familia de la autora"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A creative, unique, bilingual Peruvian Scottish-American-soccer-playing artist celebrates her uniqueness.
Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.
15) Diana Taurasi
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
"When Diana Taurasi was a girl, professional women's basketball didn't exist in the U.S. Diana knew she was talented, and she worked hard to create opportunities for herself and other female athletes. She won high school and college championships before going pro with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and winning five Olympic gold medals, inspiring many girls to follow in her athletic footsteps"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Clara's grumpiness leads her mother to take her to a neighbor who is a curandera, or healer, and although she is puzzled by her "treatment," Clara dutifully helps her neighbors, is kind to her siblings, and reads more books for a week.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"El pintor español Pablo Picasso es considerado uno de los artistas más importantes y revolucionarios del siglo XX. Más de veinte mil obras suyas pueden apreciarse en museos de todo el mundo. Desde muy pequeño demostró tener un talento artístico increíble. Su padre era pintor y, desde que Pablo era muy joven, le permitía terminar sus obras. Pablo Picasso murió en 1973, pero su trabajo continúa influenciando a muchos artistas en la actualidad..."--Page...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"A Gabriel García Márquez lo conocen y lo admiran en todos los rincones del planeta. Ha escrito más de treinta libros que se han traducido a muchos idiomas. Sus maravillosas historias, que están llenas de personajes y lugares mágicos, le hicieron merecedor del Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1982. 'Gabo', como lo llaman cariñosamente, nació en Colombia y creció rodeado de historias. Algunas las contaban sus abuelos. Otras, las escuchaba en el...
Author
Series
Sarai volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"When Sarai outgrows her bike, she worries she'll never get to travel anywhere. But when Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary host their first Around the World fair, Sarai learns that with a little imagination you can go anywhere you want!"--