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PORTUGAL, SPAIN & MOROCCO
For Kids
The Cricket Sings: Poems and Songs for Children
• Federico García Lorca
LITERATURE •
1980 •
PAPER
• 96 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
This brief collection of folk songs and poems by Federico Garcia Lorca (with English and Spanish on facing pages) will delight little ones and parents alike.
(SPN97, $7.95) |
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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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52 Days by Camel, My Sahara Adventure
• Debora Pearson
• Lawrie Raskin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 88 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A travelogue for middle readers, much in the spirit of an adult travelogue but with full-color pictures and a child-friendly emphasis on camels, unusual people, outsize weather and benign adventure. Raskin's journey was inspired by a signpost in Morocco which read "Timbuktu 52 Days". He sets out from Fez and ends up (52 days later?) in Timbuktu, whence he continues on to the salt mines of Taoudenni, Mali.
(NAF11, $14.95) |
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I, Juan de Pareja
• Elizabeth De Trevino
LITERATURE •
1984 •
PAPER
• 180 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This classic children's novel, based on a true story, chronicles the evolution of the friendship between the Spanish painter Velazquez and his African slave. It's a great introduction to 16th-century Spain, as well as a memorable indictment of slavery. It won the Newbery Medal in 1965. Ages 9-12.
(SPN155, $7.99) |
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If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus
• Barbara Brenner
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 112 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Life in Spain just before Columbus's voyage to the Americas -- when tomatoes, pumpkins and Aztec gold were still unknown in Europe. This clever illustrated history gives the facts of life in the cities and countryside from a child's point of view. Middle schoolers will like it.
(SPN164, $6.99) |
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Isabel, Jewel of Castille: Spain, 1466
• Carolyn Meyer
LITERATURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 202 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One in the clever "Royal Diaries" series by Scholastic, which pairs young-adult authors with famous princesses. The adolescent Isabel, exiled to Segovia by her brother the king, is primarily concerned with her impending marriage, which she hopes will be to Ferdinand of Aragon. The book is designed to feel like a real princess's diary, with gold-embossed pages and a sturdy binding.
(SPN187, $10.95) |
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Morocco in Pictures
• Francesca Di Piazza
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 80 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An entry in the "Visual Geography" series, this book presents cityscapes, landscapes and desertscapes of Morocco in color photographs and accessible, fact-filled text. It's meant for schools and libraries serving readers ages 9 to 14.
(MRC47, $31.93) |
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Secrets in the House of Delgado
• 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. Evocative of daily life in 15th-century Spain and informative about the religious persecution there, it's a novel for ages 9-12.
(SPN188, $8.00) |
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Spain, The People
• 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) |
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Shadow of a Bull
• Maia Wojciechowska
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 151 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
Manolo's father was a spectacular and beloved bullfighter. Now, as Manolo nears his 12th birthday, he must choose his career path. Will he become a bullfighter as great as his father, as all the citizens of Arcangel hope? Or will he please himself and pursue a career in medicine? This compelling young-adult novel won the Newbery Medal in 1964. Not surprisingly, it features vivid descriptions of bullfights.
(SPN160, $5.99) |
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Spain or Shine
• Michelle Jellen
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
Elena goes to Spain to strike out on her own, but the 16 year-old is at first weighed down by her own insecurities. As she overcomes new challenges she begins to come out of her shell and discover her true self-worth. The third book in the SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) series.
(SPN304, $7.99) |
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