Lissette Norman
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman, illustrated by Sara Palacios, and translated by Kianny N. Antigua. Platanos are Yesenia's favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they're a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why platanos go with everything--especially...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With the English and Spanish text side by side on the page, this bilingual edition of the vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the versatility of plátanos is ideal for bilingual readers as well as Spanish speakers learning English and vice versa. Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman, illustrated by Sara Palacios,...
6) Hasta que alguien me escuche: una historia sobre las fronteras, la familia y la misión de una niña
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"La familia de Estela vive junta en un hogar feliz y lleno de amor. O, al menos, as̕ lo hac̕an... hasta que su hogar fue destrozado. Mi madre tuvo que volver al otro lado del r̕o, porque no hab̕a nacido en este pa̕s. Durante ąos, su familia pidi̤ permiso para que su madre se quedara en los Estados Unidos. Pero nadie los escuch̤. Cuando Estela ten̕a ocho ąos, su madre fue deportada a M̌xico. Estela sab̕a que ten̕a que hacer algo. As̕...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The true story of Estela Jaurez, a young American girl who writes letters to her local newspaper, to Congress, and even to the president, pleading for someone to listen and reunite her family after her mother's deportation."