Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Various Authors Letras para armar poemas ILLUSTRATIONS Tino Gatagán GR P Imagination and Play / Humor / Creativity 9786070131059 4½" x 7¾" / 132 pp $10.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Various Subgenres An anthology of contemporary poems selected with today’s children in mind. It includes poems by Federico García Lorca, Luis Cernuda, María Elena Walsh, Laura Devetach, Gloria Fuertes, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Nicolás Guillén, Jairo Aníbal Niño, and Elsa Bornemann, among others. Letters to Build Poems Julia Alvarez El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de la Vieja Belén (Bilingual Edition) The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén ILLUSTRATIONS Ruddy Núñez GR L Making a Difference / Legends, Myths, and Fables / Caribbean and Latin America 9781631138690 10" x 8" / 32 pp $13.95 / PB Informational Text & Literature Literary Nonfiction / Poetry / Narrative Poems 2009 AMÉRICAS AWARD HONORABLE MENTION Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of the Dominican folk character La Vieja Belén in this delightful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez’s retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to- earth, timely moral: “Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best.” Adela Basch Conoce a José de San Martín ILLUSTRATIONS Paola De Gaudio GR P Military and Wars / Freedom / Multigenerational Families 9781631139277 8" x 10" / 32 pp $14.95 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / Poetry MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR José de San Martín is the Libertador of Argentina, Chile, and Peru. He was born in the Americas to Spanish parents and returned with his family to Spain when he was only six years old. Even though he was only a little boy when he left the Americas, his love for the country of his birth was so strong that he abandoned a brilliant military career in Spain to join his countrymen in the war for independence. Get to Know José de San Martín 261 POETRY, RIDDLES, RHYMES, AND SONGS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER