Duncan Tonatiuh
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished 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...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"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"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex--accordion fold--format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the fields to help provide for his family. Struggling for money, Juan crosses over into the United States and becomes an undocumented worker, living in a poor...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished 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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"This pre-Columbian creation myth tells the story of Quetzalcoatl, one of the most important deities in ancient Mesoamerica, and his quest to create humankind. The gods tried to make humans during each sun, or age, but each time failed. So when they grew tired, only one did not give up: Quetzalcoatl, also called the Feathered Serpent. Determined, the Feathered Serpent embarks on a dangerous journey full of fearsome foes and harsh elements, facing...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual concept picture book. This book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants. The book includes a double-gatefold finale reveal. Included at the back of the book is a brief author's note that lends additional context"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. Juan's space-age lounge music popular in the fifties and sixties has found a new generation of listeners.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernandez, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Published in time for the 100th anniversary of Hernandez's birth, Danza! is the first picture book about the famous dancer and choreographer. Danza! is a celebration of Hernandez's life and of the rich history of dance in Mexico. As a child, Amalia always thought she would grow up to be a teacher, until...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
APPRX .25 HOURS $15.75. NARRATED BY: LUIS MORENO. BOOK -NN ILLUS: DUNCAN TONATIUH. $16.95. A MIGRANT'S TALE. 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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"José de la Luz Sáenz (1888-1953)--or Luz--believed in fighting for what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability to quickly learn languages, he became part of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, despite his hard work and intellect, Luz often didn't receive credit for...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how Juan Garca̕ Esquivel, a Mexican composer popular in the 1950s and 1960s, developed his experimental style of music, based on mariachi and other Mexican music, jazz, the human voice, and the use of unusual instruments.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while. The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra -- the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor....