Angela Dominguez
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Stella Diaz volume 1
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English
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Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
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Stella Diaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Diaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year, and Stella feels very lonely.When a new boy arrives in Stella's class, she really wants to be his friend, but sometimes Stella accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces...
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Stella Diaz volume 2
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English
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"Stella gets a big surprise when her mom plans a trip to visit their family in Mexico! Stella loves marine animals, and she can't wait to see the ocean for the first time . . . until she arrives and learns that the sea and its life forms are in danger due to pollution. Stella wants to save the ocean, but she knows she can't do it alone. It's going to take a lot of work and help from old and new friends to make a difference, but Stella Díaz never...
Author
Series
Stella Diaz volume 1
Language
English
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4th Grade Recommended Reads
Hispanic Heritage
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021: Fiction for Kids
Staff Picks September 2021
Hispanic Heritage
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021: Fiction for Kids
Staff Picks September 2021
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In her first middle-grade novel, award-winning picture book author and illustrator Angela Dominguez tells a heartwarming story based on her own experiences growing up Mexican-American.Stella Díaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Díaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year,...
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Series
Stella Diaz volume 3
Language
English
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"Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy!"--Provided by publisher.
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English
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When a bluebird comes upon a dinosaur who's down in the dumps, he asks what's wrong. "¡Tengo hambre!" says the dinosaur. I'm hungry! Does the dinosaur want a banana? "¿Pl̀tano? No." Fish? "¿Pescado? No, gracias." Nothing seems to do the trick! What does dinosaur want to eat? This delightful bilingual picture book is about finding just the right food--and just the right friend.
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English
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Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
OBD Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
OBD Mother's Day - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
OBD Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
OBD Mother's Day - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....
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Series
Lola Levine volume 1
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
Jewish American Heritage Month: Youth and Teen Titles
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
Jewish American Heritage Month: Youth and Teen Titles
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
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Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game.
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Lola Levine volume 2
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English
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"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
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Lola Levine volume 3
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English
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"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--
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English
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"Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia--unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is."--
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English
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"In a story inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers all help one another to build a better world for themselves and their community"--
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Series
Lola Levine volume 4
Language
English
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"Lola Levine finally gets a kitten, but when the family learns that Ben is allergic, they will have to find a new home for the pet"--
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Lola Levine volume 6
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English
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Lola upsets her best friends by playing Halloween tricks on them but with help from her family, she may still be able to enjoy her favorite holiday.
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Lola Levine volume 5
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English
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OBD Hispanic Heritage Month - Youth
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
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"Lola Levine goes on a family vacation to Peru to visit her aunt Dolores"--
Author
Series
Stella Diaz volume 3
Language
English
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In Stella Díaz Dreams Big, by award-winning author and illustrator Angela Dominguez, how will Stella fare when the waters get rough? Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy!Stella will be in an ocean of...
20) Me gusta
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English
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"In the affirmative and encouraging Me Gusta, acclaimed author and illustrator Angela Dominguez combines Spanish and English in a poetic and touching story of family, reminding us that through the adventures and the heartbreak, love conquers all and transcends language."