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Jorge Argueta
This illustrated book for children presents poems which explore a Pipil Nahua Indian boy's connection to Mother Earth and how it heals the wounds of racism.
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An urgent and eloquent account of a boy traveling in a caravan from his beloved homeland of El Salvador to the US border.
This novel in verse is a powerful…
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Bilingual English/Spanish. A loving tale about a young girl afraid to go to school for the first time.
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In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning childrens book author Jorge Argueta describesin English, Spanish and Nahuatthe life cycle of water from the perspective of…
Este hermoso y poetico relato de un nino que viaja en una caravana desde El Salvador hacia la frontera de los Estados Unidos, ofrece una necesaria y elocuente vision que…
Simply written, yet full of vivid imagery, this bilingual book about preparing bean soup is a fun, almost magical experience.
Bilingual English/Spanish. Young Jorgito has come to live in the Mission District of San Francisco, but he hasn’t forgotten the unique beauty of El Salvador.
Alfredito and his family return to their old home in El Salvador for a visit.
In this English-Spanish bilingual story by the award-winning author of A Movie in My Pillow, a girl misses her friends, family and garden after she moves from El Salvador to…
Jimena, de diez aanos, ama a El Salvador, pero cuando las pandillas amenazan con obligarla a unirse, ella y su madre emigran a Estados Unidos, pero son separadas en la…
Describes–in Spanish, English, and Nahuat–the characteristics of fire from the perspective of one little spark –
The author remembers the day on which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in El Salvador. The narration is full of suspense and is…
Another playful book in the popular bilingual Cooking Poem series, now in paperback!
Describes–in Spanish, English, and Nahuat–the power of wind from the perspective of a mischievous youngster –
Unos hermanos preparan una salsa muy sabrosa en este poema para cocinar lleno de musicalidad que deleitaraa a toda la familia –Page 4 of cover.
Previously published by Groundwood Books, 2010.
This book by award-winning Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta describes the terrible process that leads young people to undertake the extreme hardships and risks involved in the journey to what they…
Previously published by Groundwood Books, 2012.
