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BAJA CALIFORNIA
For Kids
Face to Face With Dolphins
• Flip Nicklin
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
You're 70 feet underwater -- face to face with one of the sea's friendliest creatures. National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin and his wife Linda, a naturalist and educator, invite you to study the amazing behavior of the beloved dolphin. Learn the difference between an orca and a bottlenose. Witness a dophin baby nursed with mother's milk. Discover how these social mammals echolocate and communicate. Flip is a veteran of 5,500 dives worldwide, and this compelling book aims to encourage active concern and support for these smiling sea creatures whose intelligence demands our kinship.
(BST119, $6.95) |
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Face to Face With Whales
• Flip Nicklin
NATURAL HISTORY •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into the dark realm of the Earth's largest creature. Then the whale starts to sing, just feet away from you. You record the sounds, hoping one day to understand their language. Their music is a rare glimpse of this majestic mammal's unknown world. Photographer Flip Nicklin brings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nurse their young, and surface dramatically for air. Meet these intelligent, social creatures in their natural habitat; learn of the different kinds of whales, from humpbacks to belugas; discover how we can aid their recovery from years of overhunting; and how we can protect their environment.
(BST117, $16.95) |
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Just a Minute! A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
• Yuyi Morales
LITERATURE •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
In this clever version of a traditional tale for ages 4-8, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she continues her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
(MEX255, $15.99) |
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Off We Go to Mexico, An Adventure in the Sun
• Laurie Krebs
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Swim in turquoise waters, cross canyons on a train, climb ancient pyramids, trek to native villages and hike up the mountains to see monarch butterflies on this Mexican adventure. Or enjoy music and dancing in the plaza while learning a few Spanish words and phrases.
(MEX274, $16.99) |
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Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2004 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 50 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. Vocabulary includes numbers, colors, food, animals, and other basic vocabulary that will appeal to young children.
(GEN203, $8.99) |
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Shark Beneath the Reef
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this suspenseful tale Craighead George follows the fate of a 14-year-old fisherman's son in Baja California -- and the choice he must make whether to continue to go to school or go to sea. As the title indicates, Tomas encounters a shark.
(BJA54, $5.99) |
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Sweet Friday Island
• Theodore Taylor
LITERATURE •
1994 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Set on an uninhabited island in the Sea of Cortez, this "stranded-on-a-desert-island-with-a-psycho" story is written for middle schoolers. It has enough suspense -- and local color -- to keep kids in grades 6-9 turning the pages.
(BJA11, $7.00) |
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Whale (Eyewitness Books)
• Frank Greenaway
NATURAL HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 72 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This highly visual overview of whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals, their habitats, means of communication, and biology is geared for 9-12 year olds.
(BST10, $16.99) |
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Heart and Salsa
• Suzanne Nelson
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In the sixth book in the S.A.S.S. (Students Across the Seven Seas) series, Cat Wilcox goes to Mexico to volunteer with her best friend Sabrina -- then Sabrina ditches Cat for a boy. But Cat discovers the enchantment of Mexico, and between hiking in the rain forest, working and diving off waterfalls, she has a little romance of her own.
(MEX170, $6.99) |
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The Tree is Older Than You Are, A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists
• Naomi Shihab Nye
ANTHOLOGY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A bilingual collection of poems with English and Spanish presented on facing pages. The anthology features Mexico's most famous literary figures, including Octavio Paz and Rosario Castellanos. It's an excellent introduction to Mexican culture and creativity for kids ages 10 and up (and adults wanting to learn some Spanish).
(MEX90, $15.99) |
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