About this Guide
This guide highlights selected bilingual children's books that are available in the Curriculum Materials Center.
Poetry
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Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems / Los ángeles andan en bicicleta y otros poemas de otoño by Call Number: CMC PS3551.L22 A84 1999 P-IISBN: 9780892391608Publication Date: 1999A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of fall in the city and growing up in Los Angeles. -
Animal Poems of the Iguazú by Call Number: CMC PS3551.L22 A85 2008 GRL:O PISBN: 9780892392254Publication Date: 2008Presented in both English and Spanish, this lively poetry collection features the endangered flora and fauna of the Iguaz rain forest in Argentina, and addresses environmental issues in a fun, engaging way. Full color. -
Colors! / ¡Colores! by Call Number: CMC PZ73.L85 Co 2008 EISBN: 9780888998637Publication Date: 2008Noted Mexican poet Jorge Luján and South Africa's illustrious illustrator Piet Grobler have teamed up again to produce this exquisite celebration of color. As day turns into night, young readers see fleeting, evocative glimpses of the qualities inherent in a range of colors. An antelope and a group of children are pictured inhabiting this delicate world. This bilingual book presents a gorgeous vision of a planet in which nature, words, and the rising and setting of the sun and the moon exist in harmony. -
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano poemas by Call Number: CMC PS3551.L22 F76 1998 P-IISBN: 0892391537Publication Date: 1998A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of summers, Mexico, and nature. GRL: O -
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno by Call Number: CMC PS3551 .L22 I39 2001 P-IISBN: 0892391685Publication Date: 2004This collection of poems invites young readers to celebrate winter at the seashore, in San Francisco and in the Redwood Forests of the Sierras. GRL: O -
Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems / Jitomates risueños y otros poemas de primavera by Call Number: CMC PS3551.L22 L38 1997 P-IISBN: 9780516205458Publication Date: 1997Tomatoes laugh, chiles explode, and tortillas applaud the sun in this playful and moving collection of twenty poems in English and Spanish. With joy and tenderness, delight and sadness, Francisco Alarcon's poems honor the wonders of life and nature. -
My Name Is Jorge on Both Sides of the River by Call Number: CMC PS3563.E2398 M9 1999 P-IISBN: 9781563978111Publication Date: 1999A book of poems that explores the struggles of a boy from Mexico attending school in the United States. -
Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para soñar juntos by Call Number: CMC PS3551.L22 P64 2005 P-IISBN: 9781584302339Publication Date: 2005A bilingual collection of poetry by acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcon celebrating family, community, nature, and the positive power of dreams to shape our future.
