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The song of the rooster draws forth the universe and gives way to the dance of beings and objects as day draws its first brilliant breath. This book is so supremely simple that a baby can delight in it, and yet so complex that an adult reader can find joy in the poem and beautiful images over and over again.
Jorge Lujan dreamed this myth and, when he wrote it, understood that the rooster is the poet of the day. Manuel Monroy dipped his pen in the...
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"A story about a writer remembering her short time in Paris and her reflections on friendships, relationships, and her younger self in a beautiful dual-language edition. Paris has long been romanticized as the city of light. A city with a vibrant literary and artistic expatriate community. Corina--nicknamed Puffina--is a young writer hoping to find that idealized community, but when her money runs out sooner than expected, she finds a network of artists...
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A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood - that of the Maya K'iche'. Aquí era el paraíso / Here Was Paradise is a selection of poems written by the great Maya poet Humberto Ak'abal. They evoke his childhood in and around the Maya K'iche' village of Momostenango, Guatemala, and also describe his own role as a poet of the place. Ak'abal writes about children, and grandfathers,...
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In this festive bilingual Spanish and English board book from New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpre Award-winning author-illustrator Raul the Third, join Coco Rocho and friends from the World of Vamos! as they gather everything to throw a grand fiesta! Throwing a party is always fun, especially when it's in both English and Spanish! In this new board book, young readers are introduced to Spanish vocabulary through all the fun of a party. Friends,...
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