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*Indie Next List Pick* *Junior Library Guild Selection* “An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian…a must-have for all libraries.” –School Library Journal (starred review) The Spanish language edition of Planting Stories—an inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public...

"En este libro podrás conocer al niño Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, quien te conducirá por su Gran Tenochtitlan, ciudad de los aztecas. Este futuro implacable emperador te platicará acerca de su linaje y de su padre, Axayácatl, el sexto gobernante de los tenochcas; de su nacimiento en el calpulli; del mismo origen de los aztecas y la creación de su fastuosa ciudad; de sus instrumentos musicales preferidos, y su ingreso al Calmecac, entre otras muchas actividades que seguramente te agradarán como a este pequeño personaje."--Page 4 of cover.

From the largest cargo planes and passenger jets to the smallest of single-engine crafts, airplanes are modern marvels. But just how do people build planes and what keeps them safe in the air? This exciting book takes readers inside the hangars where bolts and metal are turned into winged creations ready to take people all around the world. Amazing photographs show the aircraft construction process step-by-step, while engaging text gives a strong technical explanation of the science at work during every flight in this innovative STEM book.

A licensed clinical social worker utilizes art therapy to help youngsters deal with the death of a loved one, exploring the concept of death, grief, and the feelings children experience when someone special dies. (Psychology & Self-Help)