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Conexiones: Finding Award-Winning Literature with Hispanic/Latino Characters
September 29, 2009 in 5-8 Beginning Readers, 9-12 Tween, Bilingual Literacy, Conexiones, Literacy, Literacy Tips, Read Smart, Resource Material
Literary Awards 
- Américas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature , given by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, honors U.S. publications of fiction, poetry, folklore, or non-fiction that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
- The Pura Belpré Award, established by the Association of Library Services to Children, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in literature for children and youth.
- The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, established by Texas State University College of Education, recognizes authors and illustrators who create quality children’s literature depicting the Mexican American experience.
–Marsha D. Broadway, Juvenile Literature Librarian, Brigham Young University
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Conexiones: Finding Spanish Language Materials
September 25, 2009 in 0-4 Baby/Toddler, 13+ Teen, 5-8 Beginning Readers, 9-12 Tween, Bilingual Literacy, Conexiones, Featured Websites, For Adults, For Young People, Literacy Tips, Read Smart, Resource Material, Tech Smart, World Smart
Websites
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children provides lists of recommended books and allows searching for books by age or grade level, author, title, subject, bi-lingual editions and more….
Conexiones: Books for Hispanic Teens
August 12, 2009 in Bilingual Books, Book Lists, Conexiones, Resource Material, Teen 13+
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez. Laurel Leaf, 2002. Young adult. (192 pages)
Anita de la Torre has grown up in the Dominican Republic. However, her family is rapidly leaving, and she must find the courage and hope to follow.
Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez. Sandpiper, 2002. Young adult. …
Conexiones: Books For Hispanic Tots
August 12, 2009 in Baby/Toddler 0-4, Bilingual Books, Book Lists, Conexiones, Resource Material
¡El día del bebé! = Baby day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, translated by Annie García Kaplan. Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Ages 0-5. (32 pages)
A day in the life of a baby–eating, sleeping, bathing and playing.
Freight Train = Tren de Carga …
Conexiones: Books for Hispanic Tweens
August 1, 2009 in Bilingual Books, Book Lists, Conexiones, Resource Material, Tween 9-12
Barrio: José’s Neighborhood by George Ancona. Harcourt Brace, 1998. Ages 9-12.
A young boy grows up in San Franciso.
Becoming Naomi León by Pam Munoz Ryan. Scholastic, 2005. Ages 9-12. (272 pages)
Naomi has been raised by her father and grandmother. One …
Conexiones: Books for Hispanic Beginning Readers
August 1, 2009 in Beginning Readers 5-8, Bilingual Books, Book Lists, Conexiones, Resource Material
Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto, illustrated by Susan Guevara. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2000. Ages 4-8. (32 pages)
When he learns that his friend has never had a birthday party, Chato decides to give him a great party but forgets …
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