Libby Martinez
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
"Mónica and Hannah are school kids in the big city. Together, they have formed the Homesick Club, since they are both from far away. Mónica misses the family of hummingbirds that she and her grandmother would feed in her backyard in Bolivia every day. Hannah misses the sunshine and the tiny tortoise that lived near her house in Israel. When a new teacher, Miss Shelby, arrives from Texas, the girls discover that she misses her home, too, especially...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
"Chico Canta, the youngest of 12, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, "Bravo, bravo!" as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta speaks many languages--not only English, Spanish, and Italian, but Spider, Cricket, and Moth as well. And she encourages her children to develop their own language skills. "Bilingual, bravo!" she is always telling...
Author
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Language
Español
Description
Yo prometo ... Lobo, la tía abuela de Libby, es mexicana, pero ha vivido en Estados Unidos por muchos años y quiere convertirse en ciudadana. Para ello, Lobo tendrá que recitar La Promesa de Lealtad a la Bandera en una ceremonia especial para ciudadanos nuevos. Libby también está aprendiendo La Promesa y va a dirigir a su clase a recitarla al final de la semana. Libby y Lobo deciden practicar juntas, haciéndose preguntas y compartiendo historias...