Lectorum Catalog 2024

156 • fax your orders to (877) 532-8676 • www.lectorum.com • Authentic Literature MI NUEVA FAMILIA GR:Q My New Family Iliana Prieto (Cuba) Grades 3-5 NATURE This book celebrates nature and the love between humans and animals. A little girl moves to Tairona, a farm where two special fairies live. In a blink of an eye, her family becomes enlarged in an unexpected way with feathered, horned and other new members. Sp. HC (PV44715) 9789583058646 $10.99/ 8.80 LAS CASAS VIENEN DE UN HUEVO Houses Come from Eggs Martha Riva Palacio (Mexico) Illustrated by Luis San Vicente Grades 3-5 SUSPENSE Irene hears a strange noise inside her house. All of a sudden, a hen starts following her everywhere. Irene soon grows weary of the bird and decides to get rid of it. Once she does this, a witch appears threatening her if she does not produce the hen. What will Irene do? Sp. PB (CF42753) 9786076216781 $17.99/ 14.40 UN GIGANTE EN BUSCA DE GRANDEZA A Giant in Search of Greatness Antonio Ramos Revillas (Mexico) Grades 3-5 CHARACTER EDUCATION Medio Angosto is the smallest giant in the world. In order to win respect among his peers, he visits Earth to destroy everything he can. After interacting with a little girl, a police officer, and a gas station attendant, he discovers that what’s important is the greatness in his heart. Sp. PB (PRG46380) 9786075673523 $11.99/ 9.60 POLISAPO Officer Frog Augusto Roa Bastos (Paraguay) & Alejandro Maciel (Argentina) Grades 3-5 ACCEPTANCE Frog has always wanted to be a policeman. When he tries to enroll at the academy, he is turned away for different reasons including he is too heavy and cannot jump far enough. After correcting all this, he is told he is too green! This tender story teaches children to value people they way they are. Sp. PB (LAB43381) 9788484832447 $11.99/9.60 EL MEJOR REGALO GR:X/NC1170L DEL MUNDO The World’s Best Present Margarita Robleda (Mexico) Grades 3-5 CHARACTER EDUCATION When Princess Morita reaches the age to marry, all the noblemen and princes try to win her hand with lavish gifts. The court minstrel, who falls madly in love with her, realizes she is not interested in riches and woos her with the simplest, most precious gift. Sp. HC (PV44489) 9789583059704 $10.99/ 8.80 MARÍA, UNA NIÑA LATINA EN ESTADOS UNIDOS AR:4.5/GR: O/970L Maria, a Latino Girl in the United States Margarita Robleda (Mexico) Grades 3-5 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE An eleven-year-old girl, born in the USA to a family of Mexican immigrants, writes her autobiography for a school assignment. María’s vibrant and warm story promotes cultural and racial pride, self-acceptance, racial and gender equality, multiculturalism, writing as a key to self-understanding, and family ties. Sp. PB (SN41160) 9781631139253 $14.99/ 12.00 PACO, UN NIÑO LATINO EN AR:4.7/ ESTADOS UNIDOS GR: N/930L Paco, a Latino Boy in the United States Margarita Robleda (Mexico) Grades 3-5 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE Paco’s family moves to the U.S. and the boy shares his experiences about the differences in food, culture, and language in a light- hearted way. Margarita Robleda purposely does not state what country Paco is from or where he moves to in the United States; she refers to him as a Latino child in the U.S. Children from all over Latin America, who reside here, will immediately be able to identify with Paco. Sp. PB (SN42104) 9781631139260 $14.95/ 11.96 TREMENDO TRAJÍN EN TRAJINERA Hullabaloo in Canoe GR: T Becky Rubinstein (Mexico) Grades 3-5 CHAPTER BOOK/FAMILY LIFE The innocent escape of Grandma Esperanza and her grandson Joaquín makes the whole family hire a private investigator. The nostalgic trip brings them to Lake Xochimilco and a neighboring island filled with mystery. Sp. PB (PV43548) 9789583056628 $9.99/ 8.00 LA PRINCESA BERRINCHUDA The Spoiled Princess Becky Rubinstein (Mexico) Grades 3-5 CHAPTER BOOK Kids are not the only ones who throw tantrums. Brenda makes sure that her parents, grandmother, and even her cat have fits. Vocabulary words that might be unfamiliar to some readers appear in pink throughout the novel and are defined in the margins. Sp. PB (ENL46207) 9786287506572 $13.99/ 11.20 BRUNO Y LAS BASURAS Bruno and the Trash Graciela Rubio (Spain) Grades 3-5 CHAPTER BOOK/RECYCLING Bruno has always been a very neat, well- behaved dog. Why has he begun to dig in the trash and leave the house a mess? This illustrated chapter book teaches readers the importance of recycling in a very clever way. Sp. PB (SM46802) 9788411201421 $13.99/11.20 LA ÚLTIMA BRUJA The Last Witch Verónica Samper (Colombia) Grades 3-5 FANTASY One morning, Atina and her family get a strange visitor. Agatha, a relative no one has ever heard of, moves in and changes everyone’s lives. Antonio, her new neighbor and friend, helps Atina foil Agatha’s horrible plans. Sp. HC (PV46384) 9789583058615 $9.99/ 8.00 EL DIENTE DE ORO DE LA ABUELA VLADIMIRA GR: N Grandma Vladimira’s Gold Tooth Ignacio Sanz (Spain) Grades 3-5 GRANDMOTHERS Grandma Vladimira was always fun and full of energy until she became ill. Her grandchildren remember her fondly and appreciate the legacy she left them. Sp. PB (LV43360) 9788414012192 $14.99/12.00 EL CABELLO BLANCO The Gray Hair Jordi Sierra i Fabra (Spain) Grades 3-5 One day, a small gray hair appears in Mariano’s thick, black hair. The other hairs do not accept him and he longs to find a friend. With its short chapters, unique choice of a protagonist, and charming illustrations, this book touches upon important social themes including bullying, differences, and fitting in. Sp. PB (DQS45359) 9788412152937 $14.99/ 12.00 LA VECINA MÁS MALA DE TODAS LAS VECINAS The Worst Neighbor of All Jordi Sierra i Fabra (Spain) Grades 3-5 CHAPTER BOOK The widow Elvira is mean to everyone. She misses her husband dearly and talks to him when she is alone. Ten-year-old Nacho is new to the neighborhood. One day, he goes into her apartment, hides, and speaks to her as if he were her late spouse. He tells her to be nice to the children in the area and she agrees to change her attitude. Sp. HC (GL44402) 9788424665371 $19.99/ 16.00 New