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The Cricket Sings: Poems and Songs for Children
• Garcia Lorca
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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This brief collection of folk songs and poems by Federico Garcia Lorca (with English and Spanish on facing pages) will delight little ones and parents alike.
(SPN97, $7.95)
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A Day with Picasso
• Susanne Pfleger
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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(SPN324, $14.95)
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Eyewitness Goya
• Patricia Wright
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An introduction to the art of Francisco Goya for readers ages 9 to 12. Presented in the typically handsome Eyewitness style, the book discusses Goya's life and times as well as his artistic influences.
(SPN162, $15.95)
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Hola Spain! Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Your Holiday in Spain
• Rebecca Welby
• Simon Petherick
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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(SPN303, $16.95)
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I, Juan de Pareja
• Elizabeth De Trevino
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This Newbery Award-winning children's novel, based on a true story, chronicles the evolution of the friendship between the Spanish painter Velazquez and his African slave. Ages 9-12.
(SPN155, $6.95)
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If You Were There in 1492, Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus
• Barbara Brenner
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Isabel, Jewel of Castille: Spain, 1466
• Carolyn Meyer
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The imagined diary of Isabella when she was still a youngster, written for middle schoolers. The book is designed to feel like a real princess's diary, with gold-embossed pages and a sturdy binding.
(SPN187, $10.95)
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Platero y Yo/ Platero and I
• Juan Ramon Jimenez
• Antonio Frasconi
• Joseph F. Dominguez
• Myra C. Livingston
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Secrets in the House of Delgado
• Gloria Miklowitz
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Set in Spain in 1492 in the thick of the Inquisition, this historical novel tells of what happens when a Catholic orphan, taken in by a Catholic family of Jewish ancestry, agrees to spy on her protectors. For ages 9-12.
(SPN188, $8.00)
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Shadow of a Bull
• Maria Wojciechowska
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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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)
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Spain or Shine
• Michelle Jellen
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Elena goes to Spain to strike out on her own, but the 16 year-old must first overcome her insecurities. The third book in the SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) series.
(SPN304, $6.99)
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Spain, the Culture
• Tara Steele
• Noa Lior
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An illustrated introduction to Spain's arts, literature, dance, music and folklore, geared for 9-12 year-olds.
(SPN166, $7.95)
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Spain, The People
• Tara Steele
• Noa Lior
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse.
(GEN203, $8.99)
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