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2021., Abrams Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: As a young Nahua girl in Mexico during the early 1900s, Luz learned how to grind corn in a metate, to twist yarn with her toes, and to weave on a loom. By the fire at night, she listened to stories of her community's joys, suffering, and survival, and wove them into her heart.
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2021., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Easy AMESCUA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.
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2010., Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, the boys are very similar at heart.
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2010., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: E Ton Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at heart the boys are very similar.
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[2016], Primary, Charlesbridge Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated look at the life and career of Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer Juan García Esquivel.
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-- Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras2015., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: PICTURE TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist José Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.
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-- Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras2015., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist José Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.
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2022., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: PICTURE NF TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals. Includes glossary of Nahuatl words and author's note.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Fic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: 398.2 TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
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-- Pancho Rabbit & the coyote2013., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote. Includes author's note.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: 398.20972 TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side.
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2016., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Folklore 398.2 TONATIUH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Daughter of the emperor, Izta has no desire to marry a wealthy, powerful man like she's supposed to. Instead, she has her eye on Popoca, a warrior. Izta's father agrees to allow the marriage if Popoca can defeat Jaguar Claw, the ultimate enemy.
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-- Princess & the warrior[2016]., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: 398 TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "... author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's ... legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Princess & the warrior[2016]., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: Enf 398.2 Ton Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "... author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's ... legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side"--Provided by publisher.
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2014., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: 379.26 TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how the Hispanic American Mendez family challenged the segregated California school system in 1947 after their daughter Sylvia was denied entry to Westminster School due to her ethnicity. Includes an author's note, photographs, and a glossary.
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2014., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: 379.2 63 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how the Hispanic American Mendez family challenged the segregated California school system in 1947 after their daughter Sylvia was denied entry to Westminster School due to her ethnicity. Includes an author's note, photographs, and a glossary.
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2014., Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: E TON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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-- Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation2014., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: JNF025210 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation2014., Primary, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: JNF025210 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--Provided by publisher.
