René Colato Laínez
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When his mother is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper immigration papers, José and his father travel from San Diego, California, to visit her in Tijuana.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
Español
Description
An adaptation of the song "The wheels on the bus," written in Spanish and English, which follows two children who see and hear a train, a fire truck, an ambulance, and other vehicles on their way to an amusement park. Includes music.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Miguel loses a tooth, two legendary characters come to claim it--one who is responsible for collecting teeth in the United States and one who has collected the teeth of the boy's parents and grandparents.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a boy and his Papá travel from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with Mamá, his wonderful new shoes help to distract him from the long and difficult journey.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a young boy and his mother come to the United States from El Salvador, leaving his father behind, the boy misses his father very much and wants to do something special to show him how much he cares.
Cuando un niǫ pequeǫ y su madre vienen a los Estados Unidos de El Salvador, dejando a su padre atrs̀, el niǫ extraą a su pap ̀mucho y quiere hacerle un presente para mostrarle cuǹto lo quiere.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Young Sofia finds her mother's alien resident card, and her mother confirms the truth: she is an alien. Sofia's imagination runs wild with questions. Does her mother visit her alien friends at night? Does her mother speak three languages—English, Spanish, and Alien? Is Sofia an alien, too? This is a very lighthearted and simple story about residency in the United States, particularly for Hispanics. The plot is playful and typical of a child's interpretation...
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books/Arte Púbiico Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When René learns that in the United States his name is also a girl's name, he does some research and relates the name's meaning and letters to his homeland of El Salvador and the things that make him special.