El Puerto de la Luz

*Indie Next List Pick* *Junior Library Guild Selection* “An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian…a must-have for all libraries.” –School Library Journal (starred review) The Spanish language edition of Planting Stories—an inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public...

Colorful illustrations help children to learn words that might be used when going to the movie theater.

It is fun to win. But kids can have fun when they lose, too. This engaging Spanish book teaches beginning readers to have fun while playing, regardless of whether they win or lose. Engage students in reading as they develop their early childhood literacy skills. With TIME For Kids content, this full-color book is aligned to state and national standards, and introduces students to simple informational text features.

Poeminas son las palabras perfectas para describir a Adelina. Palabras que nacen de la alegría compartida cuando la madre y la hija descubren juntas la vida. Son saltos y vuelos, tesoros y misterios. Tan grandes como los versos y tan breves como los cuentos de oro que se esconden en los ratos que todos tenemos para mirar el cielo. Una caricia, un instante, un juego, una pesadilla, un aleteo de párpados en medio del sueño. Ahí donde pones el ojo, pones el verso. Ahí, debajo del pensamiento, espera la mina de la poesía. Este es un libro que cuenta la historia de un descubrimiento: la...