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Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Famous for his advocacy of 'critical pedagogy', Paulo Freire was Latin America's foremost educationalist, a thinker and writer whose work and ideas continue to exert enormous influence in education throughout the world today. Education for Critical Consciousness is the main statement of Freire's revolutionary method of education. It takes the life situation of the learner as its starting point and the raising of consciousness and the overcoming of...
Author
Publisher
TOON Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--
A fresh take on timeless tales! How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning, and utterly contemporary comics. Guided...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes. Salsa music blares from the stereo. One by one, friends and family, who come from all around Latin America, arrive at Carmen Teresa's house to cook, dance, gossip, and play dominoes. And the New Year's Day celebration begins. When a neighbor gives Carmen Teresa a blank notebook...
Author
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Curanderx Toolkit teaches the historical roots of curanderismo, and the author shares her personal journey as a healer and those of thirteen other inspirational curanderas serving their communities. The book also includes more than 25 profiles of native and adopted plants of Baja and Alta California"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Queen of Salsa who has a magical vibrancy as a Cuban Salsa Singer. To her her voice or see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within your soul.
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Amanuta
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
Maíz, papa, poroto, palta, zapallo, tomate, ají, maní, chocolate, chirimoya, papaya, camote son algunos de los alimentos que hasta el siglo XV sólo eran consumidos en América. Con este libro podrás cocinar y saber algo más de estos sabrosos alimentos americanos. Incluye recetas.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil's biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers and prison guards in two days. In southern Mexico, a meth maker is venerated as a saint while enforcing Old Testament justice on his enemies.A new kind of criminal kingpin has arisen: part CEO, part terrorist, and part rock star, unleashing...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"A James Beard Award-nominated bartender explores the history and culture of Latin American spirits in this stunningly photographed travelogue--with 70 irresistible cocktails featuring tequila, rum, pisco, and more. Through its in-depth look at drinking culture throughout Latin America, this gorgeous book offers a rich cultural and historical context for understanding Latin spirits. Ivy Mix has dedicated years to traveling south, getting to know Latin...
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