K-14 Educators' Resources • CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (Univ of Illinois) SELECT BOOKS • Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials • K-14 RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS Bilingual Books Teaching about Latin America and the Caribbean Agriculture/History / Geography / People / Languages / Society-Culture / Religion /Music / Food / Economics / Politics / Art- ArchitectureUrbanism / Sports / Immigration-Migration Latin American and the Caribbean Resources Curriculum Units- Lesson Plans BOOKS The Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature 2011 Américas Award Winners (opens in a new window) • Clemente! by Willie Perdomo. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Holt, 2010 32 pgs. ISBN 978-8050-8224-1. • The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Illustrated by Peter Sis. Scholastic, 2010. 372 pgs. 978-043926970-4. Américas Award Honorable Mention • The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle. Holt, 2010. 151 pgs. ISBN 978-0-8050-9082-6. Américas Award Commended Titles • Arroz con Leche / Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem by Jorge Argueta. Illustrated by Fernando Vilela. •Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter. •César Chávez: A Photographic Essay by Ilan Stavans. •Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh. •Dizzy in your Eyes: Poems about Love by Pat Mora. •Eight Days: A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat. Illustrated by Alix Delinois. •Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. •From North to South / Del norte al Sur by René Colato Laínez. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. •Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez. •How Tia Lola Learned to Teach by Julia Alvarez. •The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork. •Me, Frida by Amy Novesky. Illustrated by David Diaz. •Napi funda un pueblo / Napi Makes a Village by Antonio Ramirez. Illustrated by Domi. •Ole! Flamenco by George Ancona. •Star in the Forest by Laura Resau. • Return to Sender, by Julia Alvarez sender.juliaalvarez.com/) (http://return-to- o (opens in a new window)2010 Pura Belpré Author Award Winner o 2010 Américas Award Winner (opens in a new window): Return to Sender is as much a book about politics as it is a book about a friendship, and the transformative power it can have to sustain and nurture entire communities even in the midst of chaos. Miraculously the relationship between two young people: one, a Vermont farm kid who fears his family might not be able to keep their farm in tough economic times, and another, a young Mexican girl who wants only the chance for her family to live safely together, working and supporting themselves with dignity, elucidate some of the major social, political and economic concerns of the day. Alvarez’s cast of characters includes people of all ages and political perspectives, and readers cannot help but conclude that getting to really know and understand our neighbors is the only way to improve life for all who live in the United States. 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