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Friends from the Other Side/ Amigos del Otro Lado
by Gloria Anzaldúa, illustrated by Consuelo Méndez | Bilingual
Themes: Immigration, Friendship, Latino Communities, Police
A story of a young Mexican American girl who defends and befriends a boy who has just crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
by Diana Cohn, illustrated by Francisco Delgado | Bilingual
Themes: Organizing, Standing Up for Oneself, Family
A story set against the backdrop of the successful janitors' strike in Los Angeles in 2000. It tells about Carlitos, whose mother is a janitor. She and the other janitors have decided to go on strike. How will Carlitos support his mother? Includes a page of historical background.
Clic Clac Muu: Vacas Escritoras
by Doreen Cronin| English language edition: Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type
Themes: Organizing
Cows use organizing and words to bargain with the farmer who owns them. An excellent tool for teaching collective action.
by Laura Dwight | English language edition: We Can Do It!
Themes: Inclusion
Introduces five children with developmental or physical disabilities and the things they can do.
The Upside Down Boy/ El niño de cabeza
by Juan Felipe Herrera| Bilingual
Themes: Immigration
Juan Felipe Herrera's memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first time. Jaunito is bewildered by the new school. Everything he does feels upside down, but his sensitive teacher and loving family help him find his voice through poetry, art, and music.
All the Colors We are/ Todos los Colores de Nuestra Piel
by Katie Kissinger | Bilingual
Themes: Differences, Equality, Geography
Invites children to define their skin color for themselves, and introduces the science of skin color (melanin) and geographic history of skin color (sunny places, shady places). Pictures are from early 1990's. Still, a lasting and useful non-fiction text.
Cosechando Esperanza: La historia de Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull| English Language Edition: Harvesting Hope
Themes: Organizing, Chicano History
Beautifully presents the childhood of Cesar Chavez and his role as a community organizer.
by Kurusa| English Language Edition: The Streets are Free
Themes: Organizing, Urban Communities
A heartening, optimistic story about children who are promised a playground by the mayor but the mayor does nothing. Eventually, the kids and parents decide to take collective action.
by Leo Leonni | English edition:Swimmy
Themes: Organizing
Children's classic about strength in numbers.
by Ken Mochizuki| English edition: Baseball Saved Us
Themes: Sports, Identity
A Japanese American boy discovers hope and self-respect while playing baseball at an internment camp during World War II.
by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson | English Language Edition: And Tango Makes Three
Themes: Families, LGBT
A true story of two inseparable male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who nurtured an egg and raised a baby penguin, Tango, together.
by Patricio Polacco| English Language Edition: Pink and Say
Themes: Race, U.S. Civil War, Friendship
A powerful story of the friendship that develops between two young Union soliders, one black and one white. See other titles by Polacco in translation, such as Gracias Sr. Falker about a girl who learns she has dyslexia.
It doesn't have to be this way/ No tiene que ser así: A Barrio Story
by Luis Rodriguez| Bilingual
Themes: Gangs, Growing Up, Youth Violence
An incredibly powerful story written by a former gang member and narrated by a nine-year old boy, Monchi,who enters gang initiation on his tenth birthday. He feels more powerful as teachers, friends, and females start to look at him differently. His cousin, Dreamer, begs him not to join. In trying to stop him, she enters the fray of violence. With the support of his family, Monchi makes a change in his life and his neighborhood. The title of the book, "It doesn't have to be this way/ No tiene que ser así" can spark a discussion of or action towards alternatives to violence. Phenomenal illustrations present realistic people.
The Invisible Hunters/Los Cazadores Invisibles
by Harriet Rohmer, Octavio Chow and Morris Vidaure, illustrated by Joe Sam | Bilingual
Themes: Community, Colonialism, Folktales, Loyalty
This story from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua is a parable about the arrival of imperialists. A fantastic way for young learners to begin hearing and learning multiple histories. Features tribal images--if part of a unit on Central or Latin America, should be paired with realistic fiction or non-fiction.
