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The Cricket Sings: Poems and Songs for Children  •  Federico García Lorca   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  This brief collection of folk songs and poems by García Lorca (with English and Spanish on facing pages) will delight little ones and parents alike. (SPN97, $7.95)
 
 
If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus  •  Barbara Brenner   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  A "you-were-there" history of medieval Spain, written for middle-schoolers. This clever illustrated history gives the facts of life in the cities and countryside from a child's point of view. (SPN164, $6.99)
 
 
Platero y Yo/ Platero and I  •  Juan Ramon Jimenez  •  Antonio Frasconi  •  Joseph F. Dominguez  •  Myra C. Livingston   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  This bilingual book presents 19 short excerpts from the Nobel laureate's tender account of travels in Andalucia. Platero the donkey is the story's star, the village of Moguer its setting. (SPN163, $16.00)
 
 
Shadow of a Bull  •  Maria Wojciechowska   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  In this compelling award-winning, young-adult novel, everyone expects Manolo to become a bullfighter like his father. Not surprisingly, it features vivid descriptions of bullfights. (SPN160, $4.99)
 
 
Spain, the Culture  •  Tara Steele  •  Noa Lior   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  An illustrated introduction to Spain's arts, literature, dance, music and folklore, geared for 9-12 year-olds. (SPN166, $7.95)
 
 
Spain, The People  •  Tara Steele  •  Noa Lior   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  A pictorial and factual introduction to the people of Spain, geared for middle-schoolers. Chapters cover traditions, history, city and village life, homes, school, entertainment and food. (SPN165, $7.95)
 
 
The Story of Ferdinand  •  Munro Leaf  •  Robert Lawson   • LITERATURE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  This beloved story of a bull who loved to smell flowers has lost none of its enchantment over the decades. Simple pen-and-ink drawings beautifully evoke the wildlife, landscapes and people of Spain. (SPN212, $7.99)
 
 
 




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