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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, $8.99)

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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