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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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A WEEK IN...SPAIN

For Kids

Children's Travel Journal

Children's Travel Journal


by Adrienne Hartman | Anne Banks

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

An inspired workbook and travel journal for children, spiral-bound and printed on heavy paper to accommodate lots of glue and watercolor. The book invites young travelers to get busy, alternating lined and unlined pages, with illustrations and suggestions throughout. (GEN118, $19.95)

The Cricket Sings: Poems and Songs for Children

The Cricket Sings: Poems and Songs for Children


by Federico García Lorca

  • LITERATURE
  • 1980
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This brief collection of folk songs and poems by Garcia Lorca (with English and Spanish on facing pages) will delight little ones and parents alike. (SPN97, $10.95)

Usborne Flashcard Spanish

Usborne Flashcard Spanish


by 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. (GEN203, $8.99)

I, Juan de Pareja

I, Juan de Pareja


by Elizabeth De Trevino

  • LITERATURE
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This Newbery Award-winning children's novel, based on a true story, chronicles the evolution of the friendship between the Spanish painter Velazquez and his African slave. Ages 9-12. (SPN155, $7.99)

If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus

If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus


by Barbara Brenner

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A "you-were-there" history of medieval Spain, written for middle-schoolers and fun for the family. This clever illustrated history gives the facts of life in the cities and countryside from a child's point of view. (SPN164, $6.99)

Isabel, Jewel of Castille: Spain, 1466


by Carolyn Meyer

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 202 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The imagined diary of Isabella when she was still a youngster, written for middle schoolers. The book is designed to feel like a real princess's diary, with gold-embossed pages and a sturdy binding. (SPN187, $10.95)

Secrets in the House of Delgado


by Gloria Miklowitz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Set in Spain in 1492 in the thick of the Inquisition, this historical novel tells of what happens when a Catholic orphan, taken in by a Catholic family of Jewish ancestry, agrees to spy on her protectors. For ages 9-12. (SPN188, $8.00)

Spain, The People

Spain, The People


by Tara Steele | Noa Lior

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A pictorial and factual introduction to the people of Spain, geared for middle-schoolers. Chapters cover traditions, history, city and village life, homes, school, entertainment and food. (SPN165, $7.95)

Shadow of a Bull

Shadow of a Bull


by Maia Wojciechowska

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 151 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

In this compelling award-winning, young-adult novel, everyone expects Manolo to become a bullfighter like his father. Not surprisingly, it features vivid descriptions of bullfights. (SPN160, $5.99)

 

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