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(Ages 4-8) It's the Day of the Dead! It's time to celebrate! In this bilingual book, a young girl is busy helping her family prepare to honor those who have died. First she goes with her mama to the market to buy pan de muerto. Then she lays a path of marigold petals with her papa. But mostly, she thinks of her abuelito She misses him very much and is excited for his spirit to visit that night. And when she sees the butterflies fly through the sky, she knows that his spirit is with them.

Written in both Spanish and English, this book includes activities and recipes just right for any Day of the Dead celebration. Loretta Lopez's colorful illustrations perfectly complement Janice Levy's child-friendly introduction to this important holiday. Ms. Levy and Ms. Lopez, who both live in New York State, previously collaborated on Celebrate! It's Cinco de Mayo! / ¡Celebremos! ¡Es el Cinco de Mayo!.
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Frida Su nombre evoca misterio y magia y...Mexico. En este nostalgico libro, Guadalupe Rivera, la hija de Diego Rivera, arroja una nueva luz sobre la leyenda Como dice la propia Guadalupe: "En 1942 la situacion familiar provoco que resultara mas eonveniente que me fuera a Coyoacan, a vivir con mi padre y Frida... lo mas importante que me sucedio fue aprender aver el mundo a traves de la manera de vivir de Frida y Diego."

Guadalupe y Marie-Pierre encuentran a Friday a la Casa Azul en Coyoacan intensamente llenas de vida. Guadalupe nos cuenta de los pericos parloteando en sus jaulas, del chango Fulan Chang, de las tertulias en la famosa cocina de azulejos. Pero sobre todo, nos relata acerca de Friday su manera de dar siempre la bienvenida en su casa.

Frida estaba permanentemente llena de entusiasmo y el menor asunto era causa de regocijo. Celebraba cumpleanos, santos y bautizos, asi como todas las fiestas populares. Por ello, Guadalupe y Marie-Pierre han estructurado este libro en dote fiestas, entre las cuales estan las posadas (durante la epoca navidena), el dia de muertos, la Independencia y una fiesta de gala llamada "La comida de manteles largos".

Mezcladas con los recuerdos de Guadalupe encontramos mas de 100 recetas de la comida traditional mexicana que a Diego le gustaba y que a Frida le encantaba preparar.

Entre las numerosas ilustraciones se encuentran paginas de los libros de cocina de Friday de sus cuadernos de notas, asi como una seleccion de fotografias y reproducciones de sus obras.

Por su parte, Marie-Pierre Colle trabajo con Ignacio Urquiza -- uno de los principales fotografos de Mexico -- para crear las fotografias de las recetas en la Casa Azul y en otros lugares amados y bien conocidos por Frida. Tanto estas como las fotografias de bodegones inspiradas por obras de Frida, se combinan para ofrecernos un libro vibrante, emotionante e inspirador, como Frida misma. Los eonocedores encontraran en Las fiestas de Friday Diego un invaluable agregado a su biblioteca; los que apenas se inician en el mito encontraran una encantadora puerta de entrada.

The Spanish-language edition of Frida's Fiestas. A personal account in words and pictures of many important and happy events in the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, and a scrapbook, assembled by her stepdaughter, of recipes for more than 100 dishes that Frida served to family and friends with her characteristic enthusiasm for all the pleasures of life.Full-color photographs..
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Michele Vlady is a famous criminal lawyer, and part of the most elite social circles of New York. She seems to have reached the top of the success ladder but in her past lays a dark secret. Her father, a ruined aristocrat, married her for money to famous explorer Kirk Garret, who did not know how to value her love. After being accused for the murder of a dancer, his wife acceded to defend him but their heart and marriage was already broken. Five years later, Kirk returns demanding his rights as a father and husband.

Description in Spanish: Michele Vlady es una famosa abogado criminalista, admirada en los ambientes más selectos de Nueva York. Parece haber alcanzado la cima del éxito pero en su interior guarda la sombra de una desgracia.Su padre, un aristócrata arruinado, la casó por conveniencia con el famoso explorador Kirk Garret, guapo y libertino millonario, quien no supo valorar el amor y la pureza de Michele. Tras ser acusado del asesinato de una bailarina, su esposa accedió a defenderlo pero su corazón y su matrimonio ya estaban rotos. Ahora, tras cinco años de separación, Kirk vuelve reclamando sus derechos como padre... y como esposo..
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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888) was Argentina's leading writer, educator, and politician of the nineteenth century, and served as President from 1868 to 1874. Of his several autobiographies, the best-known Recollections of a Provincial Past is one of the indisputable classics of Spanish American literature, as well as one of the earliest autobiographies written in the Americas in Spanish. Written in exile in 1850, the memoirs describe his childhood and adolescence in an Andean province whose customs were still those of a colony. Sarmiento presents his life as the triumph of civilization over barbarism; looking back on his youth, he measures his wealth and strength by the accumulation of enriching personal and political experiences. He compares himself to the newly independent Argentina, claiming to be a historically representative individual whose trajectory serves to illuminate contemporary South America..
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Isabel was a lonely girl. She would hide in the basement of her grandparents’ home in Santiago, Chile. In that dark and musty space, she played among the aged family photos and abandoned furniture. Among the cobwebs, the young Isabel read dust-covered books, through which she discovered the silken threads of fantastical stories, threads that would one day inform the novels of a legendary writer.

Isabel Allende: Recuerdos para un cuento/Isabel Allende: Memories for a Story gives readers a glimpse of Isabel Allende’s childhood influences. Benatar offers a vivid picture of a unique childhood: bewitched by the séances of her grandmother, enlivened by her own adventurous spirit, and haunted by the silence that descended upon the house after the death of a loved one. With the passage of time, Isabel became the keeper of the family memories, memories that come alive in her writing.

This intriguing bilingual picture book not only introduces young readers to the life of an important author of our time but also demonstrates how they, too, can use their experiences to write their own family stories..
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In Recuerdos de viaje (1882), the Argentine author and intellectual Eduarda Mansilla de Garcia (1838-1892) presents a stimulating travel narrative which encompasses her travel experiences as the wife of an Argentine diplomat posted to Washington, D.C in Lincoln-era United States (1861-1865). In this captivating and intelligent chronicle, a prototypical work of Latin American female travel writing, Mansilla de García --the daughter of an Independence-era military heroe, niece of the infamous Governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and sister to one of Argentina's most distinguished Nineteenth Century writers, Lucio Victorio Mansilla-- takes advantage of her distinguished social, cultural and political position and knowledge, casting her traveler's gaze upon the young American republic, and interpreting the cultural and social minutiae of life in mid-Nineteenth Century United States, including the intimate details of domestic and public life --and strife, as she observes the first tremors of the Civil War-- as well as the role of women, history and politics in the fledgling U. S. democracy. In the preliminary study to this text, Prof. J.P. Spicer-Escalante examines the evolution of the travel genre in the Western world, the appearance and relevance of female travel writing, and the intersection between the author's biography and travel experiences, as well as reflecting on Mansilla de García's broader contribution to Latin American women's travel writing in particular and to travel writing in general, adding in-depth notes that contribute to a more profound comprehension of the author's work. This new edition of Mansilla de Garcia's classic work - fully annotated, conveniently priced and easily available in the U. S. is a must for any literature course that highlights fin-de-siecle nineteenth century Hispanic American literature in general, as well as other thematics, such as gender issues, female writers, cross-cultural analysis, women's travel writing and Latin American travel writing in particular..
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Leaving behind city life in the U.S. to visit her grandparents in rural Mexico was always an adventure for Chave. Her grandparents' ranch held a world of wondrous surprises for her and her cousins. Tending to the animals, frolicking in nature, exploring the mystical world of traditional storytellers, all this and more was pure magic for Chave.
This bilingual picture book depicts the beauty of life on the U.S.-Mexico border as a gateway to two cultures, and will open children's eyes to two lifestyles, two sets of traditions and customs..
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