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1) Celebrate Children's Day/book day =: Celebremos el día de los niños/el día de los libros

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.

2) Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2010

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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Beloved children's book author and speaker Pat Mora has written an original collection of poems, each with a different teen narrator sharing unique thoughts, moments, sadness, or heart’s desire: the girl who loves swimming, plunging into the water that creates her own world; the guy who leaves flowers on the windshield of the girl he likes. Each of the teens in these 50 original poems, written using a variety of poetic forms, will be recognizable...

3) La hermosa Señora: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2012

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Guadalupe

Formats

eBook, Kindle

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Cada diciembre, abuelita Lupita le cuenta a Rosa la historia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Mientras ambas hacen flores de papel para colocar alrededor de su estatua, abuelita comienza: Hace mucho tiempo, durante una fría mañana de diciembre, cerca de lo que hoy es la Ciudad de México, un señor llamado Juan Diego se puso su tilma y comenzó a caminar…
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4) Yum! mmmm! qué rico!: Americas' sproutings

Author

Mora, Pat

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"From blueberries to vanilla, indigenous foods of the Americas are celebrated in this collection of haiku, which also includes information about each food's origins"--Provided by publisher.

5) I pledge allegiance

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2014.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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"Libby and her great-aunt, Lobo, both learn the Pledge of Allegiance--Libby for school, and Lobo for her U.S. citizenship ceremony"--

6) Bookjoy, wordjoy

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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"An inspiring collection of the author's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, singing, and storytelling. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the poems"--

7) A piñata in a pine tree: a Latino twelve days of Christmas

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

28 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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In this adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," friends exchange such gifts as a piñata and "cuatro luminarias." Includes pronunciation and glossary of Spanish words and a description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries.

8) Here, kitty, kitty! =: Ven, gatita, ven!

Author

Mora, Pat

Series

My family

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a child describes the antics of a mischievous kitty.

9) Wiggling pockets =: Los bolsillos saltarines

Author

Mora, Pat

Series

My family

Pub. Date

c2009

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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At a family gathering, mischief ensues when Danny releases frogs from his wiggling pockets.

10) Gracias - Thanks

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

2005

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Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education
Notable Children's Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Golden Kite Award, Picture Book Illustration, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Gelett Burgess Children's Book

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11) Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart

Author

Mora, Pat

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Pat Mora, a recipient of the Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, weaves the culture of the American Southwest into the charming tale of Dona Flor, a giant woman with a giant heart to match. She would do anything for her friends, and in this tall tale, Flor protects her pueblo community from the threat of a puma.

12) Delicious Hullabaloo / Pachanga Deliciosa

Author

Mora, Pat

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"...Appropriate sound effects and Mexican-Flavored music present throughout, enhancing the listening experience.... Recommended for story times." School Library Journal

13) Uno, dos, tres =: One, two, three

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

c1996

Physical Desc

43 p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 27 cm.

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Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop buying birthday presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish.

14) The night the moon fell =: La noche que se cayó la luna

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

[30] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

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When a gust from her grandfather's blowgun causes Luna to tumble from the sky and fall into the ocean, the little fishes help her rise once again, in an updated retelling of a traditional Mopan Maya myth from Belize.

15) The gift of the poinsettia =: El regalo de la flor de nochebuena

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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As he participates in the festivities of Las Posadas, preparing for the birth of Christ, a young Mexican boy worries about what gift he will have for the baby Jesus.

16) The race of toad and deer

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.

17) Abuelos

Author

Mora, Pat

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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Young Ray and Amelia move to a new village in New Mexico and experience the fright and fun of "los abuelos" for the first time. In the cold months of midwinter, village men disappear to disguise themselves as scary old men and then descend on the children, teasing them and asking if they've been good. Sumario en español: Ray y Amelia, descubren por primera vez una vieja tradición de Nuevo México llamada ́"los abuelos." En el medio de frío...