Celebrating Cuentos

Celebrating Cuentos
Author: Jamie Campbell Naidoo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-11-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1591589053

More effectively meet the diverse literacy needs of the growing Latino population by learning how to evaluate and select quality Latino children's literature. Latinos are the fastest growing and largest ethnic minority in the United States. The number of Latino children is at a historic high. As a result, librarians and teachers in the United States must know how to meet the informational, cultural, and traditional literacy needs of this student demographic group. An ideal way to overcome this challenge is by providing culturally accurate and authentic children's literature that represents the diversity of the Latino cultures. Much more than simply a topical bibliography, this book details both historical and current practices in educating Latino children; explains why having quality Latino children's literature in classrooms and libraries is necessary for the ethnic identity development of Latino children; and offers a historical overview of Latino children's literature in America. Web resources of interest to educators working with Latino children are also included.

Milagro de la flor de nochebuena

Milagro de la flor de nochebuena
Author: Brian Cavanaugh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780809167791

"The story about the Christmas cráeche is from "The Life of St. Francis (Legenda maior)" by St. Bonaventure."--Title page verso.

Quaker Life

Quaker Life
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2001
Genre: Society of Friends
ISBN:

The Legend of the Poinsettia

The Legend of the Poinsettia
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1997-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698115678

In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside. This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child. Beloved Newbery honor-winning author and Caldecott honor-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend using his own special feeling for Christmas. His glorious paintings capture not only the brilliant colors of Mexico and its art, but also the excitement of the children preparing for Christmas and the hope of Lucida, who comes to see what makes a gift truly beautiful.