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This original trickster tale, with its vivacious illustrations and dynamic read-aloud text, is at once a spirited tribute to the rich traditions of Mexican culture and a perfect introduction to counting in both English and Spanish.

Paperback:

9780811864831 | Reprint edition (Chronicle Books Llc, March 15, 2016), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: This original trickster tale, with its vivacious illustrations and dynamic read-aloud text, is at once a spirited tribute to the rich traditions of Mexican culture and a perfect introduction to counting in both English and Spanish.

School and Library:

9780811837583 | Chronicle Books Llc, September 1, 2003, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.

Prebinding:

9780606381192 | Turtleback Books, March 15, 2016, cover price $18.40

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Product Description: This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s onwards. The institutional and technological histories of the film and TV industries are looked at, concluding that Hollywood and television had a symbiotic relationship from the start...read more
By Tino Balio (editor)

Hardcover:

9780415726627 | Routledge, November 13, 2013, cover price $170.00
9780044458364 | Unwin Hyman, December 1, 1990, cover price $24.95 | also contains Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture | About this edition: This is a collection of papers examining the evolving relationship between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s to the present.
9780044458371 | Unwin Hyman, November 1, 1990, cover price $65.00 | also contains Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico

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9781138971912 | Routledge, December 7, 2015, cover price $47.95 | About this edition: This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s onwards.

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By Martha Aviles (illustrator), Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin

Library:

9781939656278, titled "La Llorona: Retelling a Mexican Legend" | Lerner Pub Group, September 1, 2014, cover price $27.99

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By Connie McLennan (illustrator)

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9781885008435, titled "Domítíla: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition" | Reprint edition (Shens Books & Supplies, May 1, 2014), cover price $9.95

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Because her family is too poor for her to bring a gift to the Christ child at midnight mass, Juanita does not want to go to church, until she hears a voice telling her to bring an armload of weeds which turn into beautiful flowers, in a retelling of a traditional Mexican tale.Because her family is too poor for her to bring a gift to the Christ child at midnight mass, Juanita does not want to go to church, until she hears a voice telling her to bring an armload of weeds which turn into beautiful flowers.
By Fabian Negrin (illustrator) and Joanne Oppenheim

Paperback:

9781841483641 | Barefoot Books, October 1, 2013, cover price $8.99

School and Library:

9781841482453 | Barefoot Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Because her family is too poor for her to bring a gift to the Christ child at midnight mass, Juanita does not want to go to church, until she hears a voice telling her to bring an armload of weeds which turn into beautiful flowers, in a retelling of a traditional Mexican tale.

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By Rudolfo A. Anaya, Amy Cordova (illustrator) and Enrique Lamadrid (trans)

Hardcover:

9780826344601, titled "La llorona / The Crying Woman: The Crying Woman" | Bilingual edition (Univ of New Mexico Pr, September 15, 2011), cover price $19.95

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Product Description: The story of Medio Pollito, a chicken born with only half of his body, is one of inspiration and purpose. He travels to find adventure, and with the help of the wind, finds his true calling as a weather vane.
By Amanda St. John (other contributor) and Sue Todd (illustrator)

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9781609731410, titled "Medio Pollito: Half-Chick: A Mexican Folktale" | The Childs World Inc, August 1, 2011, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: The story of Medio Pollito, a chicken born with only half of his body, is one of inspiration and purpose.

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When her mother cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucida tries to finish it and ruins it beyond repair, but when Lucida offers an armful of weeds to be placed in the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias

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9780606127530, titled "The Legend of the Poinsettia" | Reprint edition (Demco Media, October 1, 1997), cover price $13.53 | About this edition: When her mother cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucida tries to finish it and ruins it beyond repair, but when Lucida offers an armful of weeds to be placed in the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias

Prebinding:

9781442006744, titled "The Legend of the Poinsettia" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99 | also contains The Legend of the Poinsettia, The Legend of the Poinsettia

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When her mother cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucida tries to finish it and ruins it beyond repair, but when Lucida offers an armful of weeds to be placed in the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias

Paperback:

9780698115675 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: When her mother cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucida tries to finish it and ruins it beyond repair, but when Lucida offers an armful of weeds to be placed in the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias

Prebinding:

9781442006744 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99 | also contains Legend of the Poinsettia, The Legend of the Poinsettia
9780613053457 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: When her mother cannot finish weaving a blanket for the church nativity, Lucida tries to finish it and ruins it beyond repair, but when Lucida offers an armful of weeds to be placed in the manger, they are transformed into beautiful, red poinsettias

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Product Description: A spooky howl pierces the dark night. Is it the wind? Or is it the ghost called La Llorona?

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9780822567431 | Reprint edition (First Avenue Editions, August 1, 2008), cover price $6.95 | also contains The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale | About this edition: A spooky howl pierces the dark night.

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Product Description: A spooky howl pierces the dark night. Is it the wind? Or is it the ghost called La Llorona?
By Linda Lowery (adapted by)

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9780822567431 | Reprint edition (First Avenue Editions, August 1, 2008), cover price $6.95 | also contains The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale | About this edition: A spooky howl pierces the dark night.

Library:

9780822563785 | Millbrook Pr, November 1, 2007, cover price $25.32 | About this edition: Expands on a popular Mexican folktale about a ghost that haunts riverbanks at night, crying as she searches for her lost children.

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Carlos, a Mexican orphan boy who works in the monastery kitchen, makes miracles happen, in a retelling of the traditional Mexican tale that explains the origins of molé, the popular national dish that combines chocolate with turkey, spices, and nuts.

Hardcover:

9780874837759 | August House Pub Inc, February 1, 2007, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the traditional Mexican tale explaining the origins of molâe, the savory chocolate sauce that is served over turkey or chicken.

After the coyote steals three chickens and fools him, eight-year-old Pedro tricks the coyote by convincing him that the reflection of the moon is actually a piece of cheese in the lake.
By Brian Demeter (illustrator) and Sandy Sepehri

Library:

9781600441493 | Rourke Pub Group, January 31, 2007, cover price $32.78 | About this edition: After the coyote steals three chickens and fools him, eight-year-old Pedro tricks the coyote by convincing him that the reflection of the moon is actually a piece of cheese in the lake.

By Sandy Sepehri (other contributor)

Paperback:

9781606949252 | Rourke Pub Group, January 1, 2010, cover price $9.95

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A very rare pitacoche bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.
By Claudia Rueda (illustrator) and Pam Munoz Ryan

School and Library:

9780439269681 | 1 edition (Scholastic, October 1, 2005), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A very rare pitacoche bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.

A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.
By Maya Christina Gonzalez (illustrator)

Prebinding:

9781417667857 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2005, cover price $24.55 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.

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Presents a collection of folk tales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary. Reprint.

Paperback:

9781841488073 | Reprint edition (Barefoot Books, March 1, 2005), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.

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Offers a twist to the classic Cinderella tale as Adelita has her wish granted for one evening and finally meets the man of her dreams, Javier, who soon falls in love with her and changes her life forever, enhanced with full-color illustrations and simple Spanish words introduced throughout. Reprint.

Paperback:

9780142401873 | Reprint edition (Puffin, August 5, 2004), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Offers a twist to the classic Cinderella tale as Adelita has her wish granted for one evening and finally meets the man of her dreams, Javier, who soon falls in love with her and changes her life forever, enhanced with full-color illustrations and simple Spanish words introduced throughout.
9780072390315, titled "World Regional Geography: The New Global Order" | Updated edition (McGraw-Hill College, December 1, 2000), cover price $91.95 | also contains Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, World Regional Geography: The New Global Order

School and Library:

9780399238666 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 2002, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.

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After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.

Paperback:

9780072390315, titled "World Regional Geography: The New Global Order" | Updated edition (McGraw-Hill College, December 1, 2000), cover price $91.95 | also contains Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, World Regional Geography: The New Global Order

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9780606327084 | Demco Media, November 30, 2004, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.

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Paperback:

9780072390315, titled "World Regional Geography: The New Global Order" | Updated edition (McGraw-Hill College, December 1, 2000), cover price $91.95 | also contains Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story, World Regional Geography: The New Global Order

Prebinding:

9781417735105 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, August 1, 2004), cover price $17.20

A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.

Hardcover:

9780756778293 | Diane Pub Co, April 1, 2004, cover price $20.00

School and Library:

9781841483658 | Barefoot Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women, such as Rosha, a young girl who rescues the sun; the goddess Tangu Yuh; Kesne, a Zapotec princess; and the Virgin Mary.

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A cautionary bilingual tale tells how two girls didn't listen to their father's warnings and el Cucuy--the bogeyman--snatched them up.
By Joe Hayes and Honorio Robledo (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780938317548 | 1 edition (Cinco Puntos Pr, May 1, 2001), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

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A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

Prebinding:

9780613777711 | Bilingual edition (Turtleback Books, September 1, 2003), cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

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A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.
By Joe Hayes and Honorio Robledo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780938317784 | Bilingual edition (Cinco Puntos Pr, August 1, 2003), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

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