4-8 year old Interest
Xochitl and the Flowers/ Xochitl... by Jorge Argueta
Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (Soh-cheel) and her family make a home in America. Xochitl misses...
Labor Day (Holiday Histories Series) by Tamim Ansary
This Book, part of the "Holiday History" Series publshed by Heinemann provides information on holidays to children aged 4-8. This...
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...
Moony Luna/ Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
Five-year-old Luna isn't at all sure she wants to go school. For all she knows, there might be monsters there.
The Little Hen in the... by Jorge Argueta
A small, tired, and ill speckled hen that flies in front of her window on a rainy morning, arouses in...
The Fiesta of the Tortillas/... by Jorge Argueta
The author remembers the day in which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in...
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 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... by Jorge Argueta
Trees are hanging from the sky, their roots are snakes, or sometimes rivers, their leaves are fish. Are those roots...



