Lectorum Catalog 2024

99 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Bilingual Books ALL TITLES IN SETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE FUEGO, FUEGUITO/FIRE, LITTLE FIRE Jorge Argueta Grades 1-3 POETRY Presented in English, Spanish, and Nahuat, Jorge Argueta explores the wonder of fire. HC (AR44253) 9781558858879 $18.95/15.16 TIERRA, TIERRITA/EARTH, GR: N LITTLE EARTH Jorge Argueta Grades 1-3 NATURE Jorge Argueta pays homage to Mother Earth. This book captures its diverse beauty in both words and illustrations. HC (AR46506) 9781558859678 $18.95/15.16 GALAPAGOS GIRL/ GALAPAGUEÑA Marsha Diane Arnold Illustrated by Angela Dominguez Grades 1-3 BIOGRAPHY/CONSERVATION Based on the life of Valentina Cruz, this book teaches children about the Galapagos Islands and the need to protect the animals that live there. PB (CB46668) 9780892394807 $12.95/10.36 A CHARMED LIFE/UNA VIDA AR:3.3 CON SUERTE Gladys E. Barbieri Grades 1-3 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE Felicia accompanies her mother as she cleans houses. Bored one day she begins to explore even though she has been warned not to. When she sees a swing set in the yard, she cannot resist and goes outside to play. Much to her surprise, Mrs. Fitzpatrick doesn’t get angry. She offers her cookies and lemonade and tells her how her relatives also came to America in search of a better life. HC (AR41098) 9781558858275 $18.95/15.16 MAMÁ THE ALIEN/MAMÁ GR: L/AD560L LA EXTRATERRESTRE René Colato Laínez Grades 1-3 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE When Sofia’s mother’s purse falls on the floor and the contents spill out, Sofia sees a card that says “alien.” After that, she is convinced her mother is from outer space! Eventually she learns that the word has different meanings. HC (CB42042) 9780892392988 $18.95/15.16 New ¡EL GALLO QUE NO SE AR:2.7/GR:M/ CALLABA!/THE ROOSTER AD530L WHO WOULD NOT BE QUIET! Carmen Agra Deedy Grades 1-3 FREEDOM OF SPEECH La Paz is a happy but noisy place. Yearning for a little peace and quiet, the townspeople elect Don Pepe as their mayor. He soon outlaws singing. Even the tea kettles are afraid to make a sound. One day, a rooster comes to town and does what rooster are born to do. His singing turns out to have transformative powers. Readers will admire his bravery in the face of restrictive laws. HC (SO41666) 9781338114140 $17.99/14.40 STILL DREAMING/SEGUIMOS GR: Q SOÑANDO Claudia Guadalupe Martínez Grades 1-3 HISTORICAL FICTION This award-winning picture book introduces children to a largely known part of history: Mexican Repatriation. After the Great Depression hit, many Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants were told that their jobs were for “real Americans.” Facing hostility and discrimination, many families chose to move to Mexico even if the United States was the only country their children ever knew. . HC (CB46471) 9780892394340 $20.95/16.76 2023 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration ALICIA AND THE HURRICANE/ GR: R ALICIA Y EL HURACÁN Lesléa Newman Grades 1-3 PUERTO RICAN INTEREST Alicia is lulled to sleep by the song of the coqui frogs. When a powerful hurricane approaches Puerto Rico, her family evacuates to a shelter. There, Alicia hears many things, but not her beloved frogs. After the storm passes, her family returns home to survey the devastation. Her neighbors pull together and, together, they rebuild. HC (CB46036) 9780892394555 $20.95/16.76 DK SUPER READERS ENGLISH-SPANISH LEVEL 1 Various Authors Grades 1-3 SCIENCE Designed for emergent readers, this series uses high-interest topics and eye-catching photographs to teach children non-fiction topics in both Spanish and English. DINOSAUR’S DAY/EL DÍA DE UN DINOSAURIO PB (DK46821) 9780744083828 $4.99/4.00 EXPLORE THE CORAL REEF/ EXPLORA EL ARRECIFE DE CORAL PB (DK46820) 9780744083804 $4.99/4.00 PONIES AND HORSES/PONIS Y CABALLOS PB (DK46819) 9780744083781 $4.99/4.00 New New RAINBOW WEAVER/ AR:3.2/GR:N/AD580L TEJEDORA DEL ARCOIRIS Linda Elovitz Marshall RECYCLING / Grades 2-3 CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEREST Ixchel wants to learn how to weave the colorful fabrics that Mayan women have been creating for generations, but her mother is always too busy making things to sell at the market to teach her. Undeterred, she not only finds a way to learn on her own, she invents an ingenious way to turn discarded plastic bags into the materials she needs to make her own colorful items to sell. HC (CB41995) 9780892393749 $20.95/16.76 I AM RENÉ, THE BOY/SOY AR:3.4 RENÉ, EL NIÑO René Colato Laínez Grades 2-3 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE In this autobiographical picture book, a little boy named René moves to the United States from El Salvador. He is embarrassed to learn that in English his name is a girl’s name, even though it is spelled differently. His classmates laugh at him until he proves what a powerful boy’s name it can be. . HC (AR38216) 9781558853782 $18.95/15.16 WAITING FOR PAPÁ/ AR:3.8 ESPERANDO A PAPÁ René Colato Laínez Grades 2-3 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE After a string of tragedies in El Salvador, Beto and his mother obtain visas to come to the United States, but his father must stay behind. Beto longs for his father to come join them. With the help of an exceptional letter and some influential people, Beto gets his wish. His friends at school find a way to help him make his dream even more special. . HC (AR38215) 9781558854031 $18.95/15.16 THE UPSIDE DOWN BOY/ AR:3.1/GR: N/ EL NIÑO DE CABEZA AD450L Juan Felipe Herrera Grades 2-3 MIGRANT EXPERIENCE Juan Felipe Herrera has written a lyrical account of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school. Vividly illustrated, the story adeptly conveys the emotions of a boy who feels out of place upon entering a new school, and describes how the support of his family helps him cope with the transition. PB (CB34342) 9780892392179 $11.95/9.56