Lectorum Catalog 2024

102 • fax your orders to (877) 532-8676 • www.lectorum.com • Bilingual Books LA FRONTERA EL VIAJE GR:Q CON PAPÁ/MY JOURNEY WITH PAPA Deborah Mills & Alfredo Alva Grades 3-5 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE/BIOGRAPHY Alfredo Alva, along with help from his neighbor Deborah Mills, shares the story of how he crossed the border illegally with his father. He was able to become a citizen thanks to a government amnesty program and, four years later, his entire family was reunited. Information about immigration is presented at the end of the book. PB (BFP43008) 9781782853923 $10.99/8.80 HC (BFP43007) 9781782853886 17.99/14.40 MARTÍ’S SONG FOR AR:4.9/GR:T/1000L FREEDOM/MARTÍ Y SUS VERSOS POR LA LIBERTAD Emma Otheguy Grades 3-5 BIOGRAPHY This bilingual biography, interspersed with excerpts from Versos sencillos, shows how José Martí was inspired to fight for freedom in his native Cuba, even when he was exiled in New York. The detailed afterword offers more information about his life and Cuban history at that time. HC (CB42112) 9780892393756 $19.95/15.96 MY PAPA DIEGO AND ME/ AR:4.5/GR:P/ MI PAPA DIEGO Y YO AD900L Guadalupe Rivera Marín Grades 3-5 BIOGRAPHY/ART Told from the perspective of his daughter, the life of renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera is described and presented along with his most influential works and stunning family photographs. This bilingual book will teach about the life and legacy of one of the most influential Latin American painters of the 20th century. PB (CB41815) 9780892393640 $11.95/9.56 IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS AR:3.6/ WAY/NO TIENE QUE SER ASÍ GR: P Luis J. Rodríguez Grades 3-5 CITY LIFE Monchi is a sensitive young boy who enjoys writing poems and telling stories, yet when he is approached by a member of a local gang, he feels pressured to join. A tragic event and the support of a loving uncle make him realize that gang life is not for him. With realistic illustrations, this bilingual story is based on the author’s own youth as a gang member. PB (CB38497) 9780892392032 $11.95/9.56 SONIA SOTOMAYOR: A JUDGE AR:4.5/ GROWS IN THE BRONX/LA JUEZ GR:O QUE CRECIÓ EN EL BRONX Jonah Winter Grades 3-5 BIOGRAPHY Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation’s highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn’t have a lot when she was growing up, but with hard work she succeeded. HC (SS36281) 9781442403031 $18.99/15.20 LA LLORONA/ AR:4.3/GR:U THE WEEPING WOMAN Joe Hayes Grades 5-7 FOLKORE This well-illustrated edition captures the drama of the Latin American legend of a young mother so distraught by her husband’s rejection of her that she drowns her offspring in the river. Realizing what she has done, she tries to save them, but it’s too late. She dies of grief a few hours later, but her tormented soul still cries out in an eternal search for her children. PB (TW34373) 9780938317395 $10.95/8.76 VERSOS SENCILLOS/SIMPLE VERSES José Martí Grades 5 & Up POETRY This bilingual volume contains autobiographical poems written by Martí during his years of exile and revolutionary struggle. Each poem captures an experience, a feeling or an important moment in the life of this extraordinary man. PB (AR9027) 9781558852044 $12.95/10.36 THE SURRENDER TREE: AR:6.4 POEMS OF CUBA’S STRUGGLE/ EL ÁRBOL DE LA RENDICIÓN: POEMAS DE LA LUCHA DE CUBA POR SU LIBERTAD Margarita Engle Grades 6 & Up POETRY/STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM This breathtaking portrait of Cuba is set in 1896. After three wars of independence, Cuba is still not free. Hungry and sick, people have been rounded up in concentration camps. A nurse named Rosa turns hidden caves into hospitals for those who know how to find her. PB (HH36341) 9780312608712 $11.99/9.60 2008 Pura Belpré For Narrative Award COLECCIÓN “TEATRO SEA” Theater SEA Series Manuel Antonio Morán Grades 3-5 DRAMA Manual Antonio Morán is an actor, director, writer, and puppeteer who runs a very popular children’s theater in New York City. These bilingual plays introduce children to many cultures. CENICIENTA TANGUERA/A TANGO-DANCING CINDERELLA PB (SEP45593) 9781951409012 $20.00/16.00 LOS COLORES DE FRIDA/THE COLORS OF FRIDA PB (SEP45557) 9781951409005 $20.00/16.00 LA CUCARACHITA MARTINA/ MARTINA, THE LITTLE ROACH PB (SEP45798) 9781951409043 $20.00/16.00 MI CHIVITA MÁGICA/MY MAGICAL CHIVITA PB (SEP45812) 9781951409029 $20.00/16.00 MI SUPERHÉROE ROBERTO CLEMENTE/MY SUPERHERO ROBERTO CLEMENTE PB (SEP45791) 9781951409067 $20.00/16.00 EL VIAJE DE LOS CUENTOS DE PURA BELPRÉ/THE JOURNEY OF PURA BELPRE’S TALES PB (SEP47074) 9781951409210 $20.00/16.00 New Poetry for All Seasons Francisco X. Alarcón POETRY Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez ANGELS RIDE BIKES AND AR:4.7/NP OTHER FALL POEMS/LOS ÁNGELES ANDAN EN BICICLETA Y OTROS POEMAS DE OTOÑO PB (CB38494) 9780892391981 $11.95/9.56 FROM THE BELLYBUTTON OF AR:3.5/NP THE MOON AND OTHER SUMMER POEMS/DEL OMBLIGO DE LA LUNA Y OTROS POEMAS DE VERANO PB (CB38495) 9780892392018 $11.95/9.56 2000 Pura Belpré Award for Narrative IGUANAS IN THE SNOW AND AR:3.4/NP OTHER WINTER POEMS/IGUANAS EN LA NIEVE Y OTROS POEMAS DE INVIERNO PB (CB38496) 9780892392025 $11.95/9.56 LAUGHING TOMATOES AND AR:3.0/NP OTHER SPRING POEMS/JITOMATES RISUEÑOS Y OTROS POEMAS DE PRIMAVERA PB (CB33983) 9780892391998 $11.95/9.56 1998 Pura Belpré Award for Narrative Grades 3-5 GR: O