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4th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
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"Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life"--
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"Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely added to food that Americans ate from cans and jars. Often products weren't safe because unregulated, unethical companies added these and other chemicals to trick consumers into buying spoiled food or harmful medicines. Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley recognized these dangers and began...
8) Food for you
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This introduction to healthy eating gives "tweens" and teenagers the tools they need to understand and take control of their eating habits, promoting confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing. Packed full of tasty, fun, and easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and snacks, Food For You also provides heaps of information on how to read food labels, food groups, allergies and intolerances, eating disorders, vegetarianism, environmental issues...
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After a brief overview of cooking terms, safety procedures, and a history of Mexico, chef Matthew Locricchio presents dozens of Mexican recipes including soups, salads, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts. Includes a guide to kitchen equipment and Mexican ingredients as well as a metric conversion chart.
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"Do you want to GROSS OUT your friends? Do you like making people LAUGH? Would you like to throw the best HALLOWEEN party? THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU! Inside you'll find all the best recipes for foods that LOOK DISGUSTING but are actually DELICIOUS! From (fake) rotten eggs to big green (fake) boogers, these recipes are sure to make the grossest, most disgusting (but completely harmless and totally delicious) foods ever! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Included...
15) Taking up space
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Twelve-year old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach...
17) Free lunch
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"A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day...
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Leonora's family owns a popular bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, and they are busy preparing sweets for the annual Dia de los Muertos festival. Leo wants to help but she's told she's too young. Then Leo discovers that her mother, aunt, and four older sisters are brujas, Mexican witches, and they are putting magic into their baked goods. Leo is determined to follow their example, and when her best friend Caroline has a problem, Leo tries to help with a...