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Este es mi Mexico

by lola

Children between 7 and 11 years old, related to Mexico, are asked to participate in the 11th Children’s Drawing Contest 2007. The purpose of the contest is to motivate children from all over the world to express what Mexico means to them. Submit a 12 x 12 size painting or drawing by August 24 to your nearest Mexican Embassy or Consulate.

Show in your drawing whatever your imagination says about Mexico:
· What you know about Mexico?
· What have your parents, grandparents or friends told you about Mexico?
· Why are you proud to be Mexican?
· What you know about its heroes, culture, art, architecture…..?

Follow the guidelines link for further information or visit the Intituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior website.

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More new Spanish children's books at the library!

by Tara LS

There are new children's books in Spanish in the foreign language collection at the library. There are new books at every branch and the selection varies. Take the time to browse the shelves at each branch and look for the new stickers on books. Any questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org

Apártate de Mississipi! por Cornelia Funke
By the popular German author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider
Matias y los imposibles
A children's book by Peruvian author and winner of the 2006 Alfaguara Prize, Santiago Roncagliolo.
El cartero que se convirtió en carta
See the results as the village postman tells a friendly witch how envious he is of the letters he carries as they can travel and he cannot.
Clifford: Huevos de pascua
A Spanish translation of Clifford and the Big Egg Hunt. More Clifford books in Spanish coming soon.
La bella durmiente/Sleeping beauty
La princesa y el guisante/The princess and the pea
Cenicienta/Cinderella

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Stories to make you hungry!

by Sarah T

Storytime this week is all about food. Come see how the Mighty Asparagus causes a whole heap of trouble, and join us for our final round for the summer of "Knees Up Mother Brown."

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Kid Bits - Fearful of Fifth Grade

by ryanikoglu

The Liberation Of Gabriel King is a positive-attitude story of coping with childhood fear.
The main story .... Gabriel and Frita will "fly up" to 5th grade in the fall and they both have their own list of fears. The good thing is they are very good friends, and have very supportive parents, to help them prepare. Together they devise a way to build courage over the summer of 1976.
The historical backdrop ... America's Bicentennial, and black-white racial tensions.
This book, was a Michael L. Printz honor winner.

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New Spanish Children's Books!

by Tara LS

There are new children's books in Spanish in the foreign language collection at the library. There are new books at every branch and the selection varies. Take the time to browse the shelves at each branch and look for the new stickers on books. Any questions, comments or suggestions, please e-mail stantont@aadl.org

A selection of new children's books:

Nochecita por Yuyi Morales
Beautiful pastel-like illustrations.
El jardin del dragon purpura por Carole Wilkinson
Translation of Dragonkeeper, 2004 winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year award.
Es dia de feria, Ambar Dorado por Paula Danziger
A translation of "It's a Fair Day, Amber Brown", part of the popular Amber Brown series.
Juan Ramon Jimenez: Dónde cantan los pájaros que cantan?
A collection of poems from Nobel Prize winner for literature, Juan Ramon Jimenez, about various topics such as nature, the ocean and colors. Compiled by Juana Villazán Povedano.
Sopa de cactus
A Mexican retelling of Stone Soup by popular folklore writer Eric Kimmel.

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A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotow

by Tahira

A little boy without a father describes how the perfect father would be: He would banish nightmares, play checkers, and speak in a soft low voice even when he was angry in Charlotte Zolotow’s, A Father Like That.

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Kid Bits - the TAJ MAHAL of India

by ryanikoglu

"Echoing the style of the magnificent manuscripts that chronicle Emperor Shah Jahan's rule" ... the reader is transported to the Mughal era in India and the combined history and legend of one of the world's most famous monuments. Experience this with Taj Mahal for elementary school-age readers/listeners.

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Kid Bits - A FLYING bed ?!?

by ryanikoglu

How can this happen? A FLYING bed??
She said, "A bed I WANT and a bed I shall HAVE, even if it carries me to the ends of the earth." And then ....
If you enjoyed Me, All Alone At The End Of The World by M.T. Anderson, you might enjoy The Flying Bed. It has more words than a picture book, and fabulous enough pictures to win the 2006 Hamilton King Award.

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Kid Bits - Who's Your GODDESS ?

by ryanikoglu

"For thousands of years stories of goddesses have inspired girls all over the world."
Pick up Godesses: A World Of Myth And Magic and FIGURE OUT which Goddess inspires you.

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Preschool Bits - First Tales

by ryanikoglu

Storytime: First Tales For Sharing is a newly illustrated collection of fairy tales .... just perfect for bedtime reading. Seven classic tales with large pictures. Each story is five pages long. Especially good for preschool ages just getting into longer tales with more words ... the Three Bears, Ugly Duckling and the Gingerbread Man.