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Sopa de frijoles/Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta

This spanish language book is the latest from celebrated children's author Jorge Argueta. It will be released in 2009, and...
Alfredito Flies Home

Alfredito Flies Home/ Alfredito Regresa... by Jorge Argueta

Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to El Salvador for Christmas. It will be their first visit...
Talking with Mother Earth/ Hablando con Madre Tierra

Talking with Mother Earth/ Hablando... by Jorge Argueta

Tetl’s skin is brown, his eyes are black, and his hair is long. He’s different from the other children, whose...
Zipitio

Zipitio by Jorge Argueta

El Zipitio is older than the rocks, even older than the river. He wears a tall black hat and has...
Trees Are Hanging From the Sky

Trees Are Hanging From the... by Jorge Argueta

Trees are hanging from the sky, their roots are snakes, or sometimes rivers, their leaves are fish. Are those roots...