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Caravan to the North

Jorge Argueta

An urgent and eloquent account of a boy traveling in a caravan from his beloved homeland of El Salvador to the US border.

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Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera

Jorge Argueta

Bilingual English/Spanish. A loving tale about a young girl afraid to go to school for the first time.

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Alfredito Flies Home

Jorge Argueta

Alfredito and his family return to their old home in El Salvador for a visit.

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Agua, Aguita / Water, Little Water

Jorge Argueta

In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning childrens book author Jorge Argueta describesin English, Spanish and Nahuatthe life cycle of water from the perspective of…

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Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem

Jorge Argueta

Simply written, yet full of vivid imagery, this bilingual book about preparing bean soup is a fun, almost magical experience.

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Caravana al Norte: La larga caminata de Misael

Jorge Argueta

Este hermoso y poetico relato de un nino que viaja en una caravana desde El Salvador hacia la frontera de los Estados Unidos, ofrece una necesaria y elocuente vision que…

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A Movie in My Pillow / Una Pelicula En Mi Almohada

Jorge Argueta

Bilingual English/Spanish. Young Jorgito has come to live in the Mission District of San Francisco, but he hasn’t forgotten the unique beauty of El Salvador.

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Xochitl and the Flowers / Xochitl, La Nina de Las Flores

Jorge Argueta

In this English-Spanish bilingual story by the award-winning author of A Movie in My Pillow, a girl misses her friends, family and garden after she moves from El Salvador to…

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Jimena Perez Puede Volar/Jimena Perez Can Fly

Jorge Argueta

Jimena, de diez aanos, ama a El Salvador, pero cuando las pandillas amenazan con obligarla a unirse, ella y su madre emigran a Estados Unidos, pero son separadas en la…

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Fuego, Fuegito / Fire, Little Fire

Jorge Argueta

Describes–in Spanish, English, and Nahuat–the characteristics of fire from the perspective of one little spark –

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La Fiesta de Las Tortillas (Bilingual Edition)

Jorge Argueta

The author remembers the day on which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in El Salvador. The narration is full of suspense and is…

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Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con madre tierra: Poems/Poemas

Jorge Argueta,Lucia Angela Perez

An Americas Award Commended Title

Raw, honest and powerful, these moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young native boy’s connection to Mother Earth and how…

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Viento, Vientito / Wind, Little Wind

Jorge Argueta

Describes–in Spanish, English, and Nahuat–the power of wind from the perspective of a mischievous youngster –

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Tamalitos: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem

Jorge Argueta

Another playful book in the popular bilingual Cooking Poem series, now in paperback!

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Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds

Jorge Argueta

This book by award-winning Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta describes the terrible process that leads young people to undertake the extreme hardships and risks involved in the journey to what they…

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