To order the book Yes! We are Latinos or any other book just click on the cover and you will be directed to Del Sol Books website:
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Other books related to each of the themes:
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I. What Makes Someone Latino – Grades 2-4
I Love Saturday y Domingos by Alma Flor Ada
The Little Blue Square by Alma Flor Ada
Friends by Alma Flor Ada
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Mexican Hat Dance by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
La Mariposa by Simón Silva
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown
Dear Primo. A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
My Neighborhood by Jorge Ancona (and the complete series We Are Latinos, published by Scholastic)
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Friends from the Other Side by Gloria Anzaldúa
Angeles Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems by Francisco Alarcón
Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza
In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
I. What Makes Someone Latino – Grades 4-8
Dancing Home by Alma Flor Ada & Gabriel Zubizarreta
Salsa Stories by Lulú Delacre
Magic Windows by Carmen Lomas Garza
II. Our Indigenous Roots – Grades 2-4
Laughing Crocodiles by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy.
Includes Guatemala section with poems by Humberto Ak’abal
The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh
How Chile Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya
The Golden Flower: A Taíno Myth from Puerto Rico by Nina Jaffe
II. Our Indigenous Roots -Grades 4-8
The Quetzal’s Journey by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
On the Condors’s Wings by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Eyes of the Jaguar by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Serafina’s Stories by Rudolfo Anaya
III. Latino Immigration to the United States – Grades 2-4
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
From North to South by René Colato Laínez
My Diary from Here to There by Amada Irma Pérez
My Name is Jorge on Both Sides of the River by Jane Medina
Mamá the Alien by René Colato Laínez
Dear Primo. A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago
III. Latino Immigration to the United States – Grades 4-8
Dancing Home by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel Zubizarreta
Esperanza Rising by Pat Muñoz Ryan
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario
IV. Cuba and the United States – Grades 2-4
Paths. Biographies of José Martí. Frida Kahlo. César Chávez by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
Voices. Includes the biography of Cuban scientist Carlos J. Finlay by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
Mango, Abuela and Me by Meg Medina
IV. Cuba and the United States – Grades 4-8
The Lightning Dreamer. Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle
Enchanted Air. Two Cultures. Two Wings. A Memoir by Margarita Engle
The Surrender Tree. Poems of Cuba Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
Island Treasures. Growing Up in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada
(includes Under the Royal Palms & Where the Flame Trees Bloom)
Under the Royal Palms by Alma Flor Ada
Where the Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada
V. The Pride of Being Boricua: Puerto Rico – Grades 2-4
My Name is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
Steps: Biographies of Rita Moreno. Fernando Botero. Evelyn Cisneros by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
In the Shade of the Nispero Tree by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Vejigante. Masquerader by Lulú Delacre
Artist’s Easel (Includes art by Antonio Martorell) by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter
V. The Pride of Being Boricua: Puerto Rico – Grades 4-8
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Once Upon a Quinceañera by Julia Álvarez
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano
An Island like You. Stories of the Barrio by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Felita by Nicholasa Mohr
VI. From an Island to a Continent: Dominican Republic – Grades 2-4
How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over by Julia Álvarez
How Tía Lola Came to (Visit) Stay by Julia Álvarez
How Tía Lola Learned to Teach by Julia Álvarez
How Tía Lola Saved the Summer by Julia Álvarez
Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made it from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares
VI. From an Island to a Continent: Dominican Republic – Grades 4-8
Before we were Free by Julia Álvarez
Finding Miracles by Julia Álvarez
VII. Ladino Language and the Cultural Identity of Sephardic Jews – Grades 2-4
Love, Amalia by Alma Flor Ada & Gabriel Zubizarreta
Ora de despertar. Original Ladino Songs for Children by Sara Aroeste
A Children’s Treasury of Sephardic Tales by Artscroll
Maya’s Blanket by Mónica Brown
Nono’s Kisses for Sephardic Children by Flori Senor Rosenthal
The Power of Song and Other Sephardic Tales by Rita Roth
VII. Ladino Language and the Cultural Identity of Sephardic Jews – Grades 4-8
The Jewish Parrot and other Judeo-Spanish Tales by François Azar
The Story of Maran Beit Yosef: R. Yosef Caro by Avie Gold
The Secret of a Long Journey by Sandra Sánchez Shwayder
VIII. Migrant Farm Workers – Grades 2-4
Harvesting Hope by Kathleen Krull
Gathering the Sun. A bilingual book of poems about farmworkers by Alma Flor Ada
Paths. Biographies of José Martí. Frida Kahlo. César Chávez by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
Voices. Biographies: Luis Valdés. Judith F. Baca. Carlos J. Finlay by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy
Side by side: The story of Dolores Huerta and César Chávez by Mónica Brown
Dolores Huerta by Sarah Warren
The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez
First Day in Grapes by L. King Pérez
VIII. Migrant Farm Workers – Grades 4-8
Elegy on the Death of César Chávez by Rudolfo Anaya
Breaking Through by Francisco Jiménez
Taking Hold by Francisco Jiménez
IX. Deep African Roots – Grades 2-4
Niña bonita by Ana María Machado
The Red Comb/This Is How We Live
by Fernando Picó
Grandma’s Gift by Eric Velázquez
Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words by Margarita Engle
My Name is Celia. The Life of Celia Cruz by Mónica Brown
IX. Deep African Roots – Grades 4-8
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Silver People: Voices from the Panamá Canal by Margarita Engle
The Poet Slave of Cuba. A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle
X. The Spanish Civil War: A Struggle for Justice – Grades 2-4
Smiles (Biographies of the Spaniard Pablo Picasso, along with the Chilean Gabriela Mistral and the Mexican Benito Juárez) by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Blue and Green (Includes art by Velázquez= by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Artist’s Easel (Includes art by Joan Miró and Goya) by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail by Laurence Anholt
Miró by Claire-Helene Blanquet
The Cricket Sings by Federico García Lorca. Maria Howarth Illustrator, Will Kirkland, Translator.
Platero and I by Juan Ramón Jiménez
The Princess and the Painter (about Diego Velázquez) by Jane Johnson
Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules by True Kelley
Diego Velázquez by Mike Venezia
Francisco Goya by Mike Venezia
Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote by Marcia Williams
X. The Spanish Civil War: A Struggle for Justice – Grades 4-8
Spanish Pioneers of the Southwest by Joan Anderson
Ponce De León: Exploring Florida and Puerto Rico (In the Footsteps of Explorers) by Rachel Eagen
XI. Chinese & Japanese presence in Latin America – Grades 2-4
Mamá y Papá Have a Store by Amelia Lou Carling
Drum, Dream, Girl: How a Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle
Sawdust Carpets by Amelia Lou Carling
XI. Chinese & Japanese presence in Latin America – Grades 4-8
Lion Island: Cuba’s Warrior of Words by Margarita Engle
XII. Latin America: Source of Biodiversity – Grades 2-4
The Condor’s Journey by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Animal Poems of the Iguazú by Francisco Alarcón
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Forest by Lynne Cherry
Olinguito, from A to Z by Lulú Delacre
The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle by Lynne Cherry
XIII. Contributions of the Evolving Latino Culture – On the Struggle to Achieve Justice – Grades 2-4
Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. by Diana Cohn
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
XIII. Contributions of the Evolving Latino Culture – On Notable Latinos and Latin Americans – Grades 2-4
Multiple Figures
Hispanics in the US. Making History by Arnhilda Badía
Multiple Figures
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera
Alma Flor Ada
Alma Flor Ada. An Author Kids Love by Michelle Parker-Ross
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso. Prima Ballerina by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Pura Belpré
The Storyteller’s Candle by Lucía González
César Chávez and Dolores Huerta
Paths. Biographies: José Martí/Frida Kahlo/César Chávez by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
César. Yes We Can by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and César Chávez by Monica Brown
Harvesting Hope: The Story of César Chávez by Katherine Krull. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Frida Kahlo
Paths. Biographies: José Martí/Frida Kahlo/César Chávez by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Frida. Long Live Life! by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Viva Frida! by Yuyi Morales
Me, Frida by Amy Novelsky
Gabriel García Márquez
My Name is Gabito. The Life of Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown
José Martí
Paths. Biographies: José Martí/Frida Kahlo/César Chávez by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Gabriela Mistral
My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown
José Guadalupe Posada
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Death Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
Diego Rivera
Diego. Bigger than Life by Carmen Bernier-Grand
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera. His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
Tomás Rivera
Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
Pablo Picasso
I, the King by Carmen Bernier-Grand
XIII. Contributions of the Evolving Latino Culture – On Notable Latinos and Latin Americans – Grades 4-8
On César Chávez
Elegy on the Death of César Chávez by Rudolfo Anaya
On Pablo Neruda
The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan
On Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor. Supreme Court Justice by Carmen Bernier-Grand