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La familia Lau, protagonista del laureado libro, ha sido invitada a pasar La Pascua con sus primos en Antigua, Guatemala. Aunque ellos son chinos y budistas, Mami queda fascinada por el espectáculo de Pascua en esta ciudad. Las tradiciones chinas y guatemaltecas, la Virgen de Guadalupe y la diosa Kuan Yin, las procesiones de Pascua y las carreras de barcos en forma de dragón, todos juntos entretejen esta historia sobre la belleza, las celebraciones religiosas y la tolerancia.
Ages 4 to 7
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This remarkable portrait of Emily Carr is a classic of Canadian art biography and won the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction.
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This handbook surveys Toronto's watchful Gargoyles, Griffins, Dragons, Angels and Portraits of Important Personages, which all look down from our stone buildings.
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These stunning photographs tell the harrowing true story of women's continued oppression in post-Talaban Afghanistan.
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Written and illustrated in comic strips, this book traces Emily Carr's life through four of her famous paintings.
Ages 8 and up
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The remarkable and gritty life story of Nicholas Herrera, a noted Santero -- an artist who creates images of saints and other religious figures.
Ages 10 and up
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From Granta's acclaimed "How to Read" series.
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Famed Egyptian artist Mohieddin Ellabbad uses both words and images to describe his inspiration as an artist, and gives readers of all ages a rare insight into the history and traditions of Arabic literature.
Ages 6 and up
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David French's classic of Canadian drama tells the story of a Newfoundland family that has emigrated and lost all sense of its place in the world.
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This special one-volume edition contains the three major Mercer plays by David French: Leaving Home, Of the Fields, Lately and Salt-Water Moon.
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