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Author
Language
English
Description
A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Description
Rhyming text presents traditions used to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Graveyard skeletons shake, rattle, and roll in this spirited Day of the Dead celebration featuring bold and colorful cut-paper illustrations. A two-page illustrated afterword gives factual information about el Dia de los Muertos, the reverent but fun celebration honoring relatives who have passed on, and the special rituals, images, foods, and customs associated with this joyful...
Author
Series
World of Gustavo volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Patron Recommendations: SEL Books for 4 years old
Recommendations: Manners/Self-Confidence/Sleep/Independence for 3-year-old
Patron Recommendations: SEL Books for 4 years old
Recommendations: Manners/Self-Confidence/Sleep/Independence for 3-year-old
Formats
Description
Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Explores traditions around the world that celebrate the dead, from Ireland's Halloween and Poland's All Saints Day to Japan's Festival of Lanterns and Bolivia's Day of the Skulls.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Description
Presents the history and meaning of All Souls' Day, or the Day of the Dead, in Mexico, and discusses the Aztec and Spanish contributions to the celebration, holiday customs, decorations, and foods, and the skull as a holiday symbol.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Pura Belpre Honor for Latino Literature
Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Description
During the three-day celebration of the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican boy and his family make elaborate preparations to honor the spirits of the dead.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Description
Looks at the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday, as a family remembers their ancestors and celebrates with sugar skulls, marigold petals, and joyful songs.
10) Ghost wings
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Description
Day of the Dead is a holiday when families celebrate their loved ones who have died. Learn all about the customs of this holiday with text feature questions.
12) Day of the dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Bullfrog Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Description
"In Day of the Dead, early readers will learn about this Mexican festival and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique celebration"--
13) Day of the Dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to the Day of the Dead, covering the holiday's history, popular traditions, and such defining symbols as marigolds and skulls"--
Author
Series
Lou Lou and Pea volume 1
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
Description
"Two best friends with a flair for adventure use their gardening and art skills to catch a criminal during Dia de los Muertos"--
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Special Topics: Cinco de Mayo and Other Books About Mexican Culture and History
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
Children's Special Topics: Dia De Los Muertos
18) Day of the dead
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Day of the Dead celebrations are becoming more and more popular outside of Mexico, where they first began. What does this holiday celebrate, and what are some of its most important traditions? Readers discover the meanings behind the skull decorations, special foods, and offerings that make this holiday unique. Clear text is presented alongside bright photographs of people celebrating what's also known as Día de los Muertos. Charming illustrations...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Explore the art of the Disney movie Coco! Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector. Follow along with word-for-word narration as, together, they set off on an...
20) Coco
Series
Publisher
Disney / Pixar
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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