Ruth Behar
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
In 1938, eleven-year-old Esther joins her father in tropical, multicultural Cuba, where they toil together to rescue the rest of their Jewish family from persecution in Poland. Includes notes about the author's grandmother, on whom the story is based.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Wonderbook edition.
Language
English
Description
When Estrella's Tia Fortuna has to say goodbye to her longtime Miami apartment building, The Seaway, to move to an assisted living community, Estrella spends the day with her. Tia explains the significance of her most important possessions from both her Cuban and Jewish culture, as they learn to say goodbye together and explore a new beginning for Tia. A lyrical book about tradition, culture, and togetherness, Tia Fortuna's New Home explores Tia and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Wonderbook edition.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando Fortuna, la tia de Estrella, tiene que despedirse de su antiguo edificio de apartamentos en Miami, The Seaway, para mudarse a una comunidad de vida asistida, Estrella pasa todo el dia con ella. Su tia le explica el significado de sus posesiones mas importantes, tanto de su cultura cubana como judia, mientras ambas se despiden y exploran un nuevo comienzo para la tia. Un conmovedor libro sobre la tradicion, la cultura y la union familiar, El...
Author
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
MCL - Pura Belpré Award
DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
MCL - Pura Belpré Award
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Description
In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.
10) Pepita y bebita
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Primera edición en español.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando la perrita Pepita y la bebé, Bebita, se conocen, necesitarán algo de tiempo y mucho amor para convertirse en las mejores amigas.
Family pup Pepita must learn how to welcome a fussy new baby into the home.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Hogar significa esperanza en tiempos de cambio. Hogar significa mazal bueno en un nuevo comienzo. Hogar es una llave a las historias de familia que no se ovidan. Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.
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