Books from Childrens Book Press
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Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall: Poems
By Francisco X. AlarcónA bilingual collection of poems by a renowned Mexican-American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of fall in the city and growing up in Los Angeles.
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A Shelter in Our Car
By Monica GunningSince she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie lives in a car with her mother while they both go to school and plan for a real home.
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Leaving for America
By Roslyn Bresnick-PerryThe author recalls her early years in a small Jewish town in western Russia and the last days there as she and her mother prepare to join her father in the United States.
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Home to Medicine Mountain
By Chiori SantiagoTwo young Maidu Indian brothers sent to live at a government-run Indian residential school in California in the 1930s find a way to escape and return home for the summer. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.
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Baby Rattlesnake
By Lynn Moroney, Te AtaWillful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.
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Legend of Food Mountain
By Harriet RohmerLegend of Food Mountain
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Family Pictures/Cuadros De Familia
By Rosalma Zubizarreta, Harriet Rohmer, Carmen Lomas GarzaThe author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.
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Bears Make Rock Soup
By Lise Erdrich, Lisa FifieldA collection of contemporary Native American stories and paintings pays homage to the people, animals, forests, and rivers of the Great Plains. Teacher's Guide available.