Lectorum Catalog 2024

177 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Poetry NIÑA MORENA SUEÑA Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson Grades 5-8 AWARD-WINNER Jacqueline Woodson narrates her childhood in this award-winning collection of poems. Growing up with vestiges of Jim Crow laws and the emerging Civil Rights Movement, they paint a picture of a girl looking to find her place in this world. Sp. PB (SNP45558) 9781644733295 $15.95/12.76 2015 Coretta Scott King Award for Narrative 2015 Newbery Honor Book POESÍA PARA GORRIONES Poetry for Sparrows J.R. Barat Grades 6-8 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE This book of poems broaches different subjects, such as nature, animals, and love. It contains a series of activities and games at the end of the book to reinforce comprehension. Sp. PB (BU41505) 9788469605233 $13.99/11.20 SI LA PALMERA SUPIERA… GR: U If the Palm Tree Knew… Gerardo Diego Grades 6-8 THE WORLD AROUND US This poetic anthology will captivate the imaginations of many children. Gerardo Diego uses his remarkable talent to explore the elements of everyday life, making the familiar beautiful and moving. Sp. PB (GS1745) 9788466715720 $13.99/11.20 12 POEMAS DE FEDERICO GR: Q GARCÍA LORCA 12 Poems By Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca Grades 6-8 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE This stunning collection of poetry contains a brief biography on the late great poet. Sp. HC (KA46225) 9788413431864 $19.99/16.00 VERSOS AL NUNCA JAMÁS GR: Y/NP Never After Poems Enrique Pérez Díaz Grades 4-5 CLASSICS In this poetry collection, the author pays homage to beloved characters found in fairy tales and classic works of literature as well as their authors. These poems serve as an excellent vehicle for discussing universal themes such as the passage of time, fear of loss, love, and friendship. Sp. PB (GS35139) 9788466753722 $13.99/11.20 MONSTRUARIO GR: N Monster Gallery Iñaki R. Díaz Grades 4-6 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE/MYTHOLOGY Monsters and demons from mythology and classic works of literature are presented in verse. This book comes with a separate workbook with activities to test reading comprehension. Sp. PB (LV43443) 9788414010839 $12.99/10.40 LA ALEGRÍA DE QUERER GR: V/NP The Joy of Loving Jairo Aníbal Niño Grades 4-6 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE Alongside the soccer balls, the history lessons, and the paper boats of his native Colombia, the author pays tribute to the freshness of youth, the wonders of nature, and the ways of love. Sp. HC (PV44137) 9789583058554 $8.99/7.20 LA CASA DE LOS DÍAS GR: R/NP The House of the Days Sagrario Pinto Grades 4-6 MEMORIES The author uses words to recreate childhood memories and capture sensations in these musical and evocative verses. Each of the book’s twelve chapters is dedicated to a month of the year. The abundant black-and-white illustrations make each page a visual delight. Sp. PB (GS34224) 9788466702904 $13.99/11.20 LA LUNA LLEVA UN SILENCIO GR: R/NP The Moon Is Surrounded by Silence María Cristina Ramos Grades 4-6 NATURE This collection offers thirty-one graceful poems in which birds, fish, toads, flowers, the sea, the moon, and other elements of nature are the protagonists. Sp. PB (GS34227) 9788466745741 $13.99/11.20 EL GLIPTODONTE The Glyptodon Jaime Siles Grades 4-6 AUTHENTIC LITERATRE This illustrated collection of poems presents a fascinating variety of animals in a very lyrical way. Some of the animals are quite commonplace, like birds, whales, and cats; others are lesser known, such as the glyptodon, condor, and roe deer. Sp. PB (IG46827) 9788418488238 $14.99/12.00 JARDÍN DE VERSOS DE UN NIÑO GR: J/ A Child’s Garden of Verses NP Robert Louis Stevenson Grades 4-6 CLASSICS This classic work of English literature has delighted children for more than 100 years. This edition contains a brief biography on Robert Louis Stevenson. Sp. PB (AD38474) 9788492702732 $12.99/10.40 POEMAS ENCANTADOS Y GR: R/NP CANCIONES DE CUNA Enchanted Poems and Nursery Rhymes Various Authors Grades 4-6 COLOMBIAN INTEREST This anthology includes poems by some of Colombia’s finest writers of all times, including Rafael Pombo, José Asunción Silva, and Porfirio Barba Jacob. Each selection contains magical elements, making them ideal to fuel readers’ imaginations. Sp. HC (PV44490) 9789583059346 $10.99/8.80 LA ALFOMBRA MÁGICA GR: Q/NP The Magic Carpet Juan Carlos Martín Ramos Grades 5-7 IMAGINATION Divided into three sections, this exquisitely written book pays homage to everyday items, books, and to things in which few find poetry, including bad memories and trains. Interviews with the author and illustrator appear at the end. Sp. PB (GS37709) 9788466793032 $13.99/11.20 DICEN QUE NO HABLAN LAS PLANTAS They Say Plants Don’t Speak Various Authors Grades 5-8 NATURE/AUTHENTIC LITERATURE This stunning anthology presents over 50 poems that pay homage to nature and all its wonders. Grouped by season, the verses span countries and centuries and were written by such luminaries as Antonio Machado, Evaristo Carriego, Delmira Agustini, Amado Nervo, and Andrés Bello. In order to inspire a love of plants in all readers, seeds and instructions on planting them are included. Sp. HC (GS45637) 9788469886007 $27.99/22.40 New