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Latin American Children's and Young Adult Literature
Latin American children's and Young Adult Literature

Image:  Bardon, Victoria,  Todos somos ella,  Capítulo El Coquí,  James E. Taylor High School,  Katy,  TX,  Sponsor:  Nitzia Guillén,  published in Albricias,  November 2019

Resources

 

Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) - Americas Awards Program

CLASP supports K-12 and post-secondary professional development and encourages excellence in teaching and program development. CLASP provides a collection of books by themes that are in English and bilingual, with some books including lesson plan units.

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List of Authentic Spanish Books for Kids
by Elisabeth Alvarado @spanishmamablog (Facebook)

Spanish Mama has a post with authentic children’s books in Spanish, with a focus on Latino culture. Spanish Mama provides a list which includes books originally written in English or translated from a third language.

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Colorin-Colorado

Colorin-Colorado offers materials targeted for ELL and/or bilingual classroom educators, but with some innovative and creative thinking behind them. There are materials that could be applied to the Spanish classroom.

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Pura Belpré Book Award Page

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

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Publications & Initiatives

Celebrating Cuentos: Promoting Latino Children’s Literature and Literacy in Classrooms and Libraries

A guide to choosing and integrating Latino children’s literature into classrooms.

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The Americas Award : Honoring Latino/a Children's and Young Adult Literature of the Americas

 

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