Close your eyes and listen to the percussion. Let it take you back to an ancient time when the great Inca empire ruled. La imaginación or imagination (nisqa) makes it easy to see the people with their ritual dances and textiles. Latin America is unique because it begins with the merging of three...
Los Angeles Libros Festival 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021 • 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Festival Books
Llévate a casa los libros del festival con tu tarjeta de biblioteca o compra tus copias en LA librería.
Check out festival books from the library collection or purchase your own copies from LA librería Bookstore.
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Festival Titles
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A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs
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Abecedario a mano
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Abre la ventana
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Chunky
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Cuando era pequeña When I was your age
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreno Played the Piano for President Lincoln
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Daytime visions: an alphabet
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En la radio
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Federico and the wolf
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Firmamento
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Flood City
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Fun Fun Fun World
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I love my colorful nails
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I'll meet you in your dreams
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Imposible
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Impossible
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La formasombras
Sierra Santiago planeaba tener unas vacaciones tranquilas haciendo arte y saliendo con sus amigos.
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La princesa zanahoria
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Manos que bailan: Cómo Teresa Carreño tocó el piano para el Presidente Lincoln
De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano.
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Mariposa
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Mija
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Monstruo rosa
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My community/Mi comunidad
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Rana de tres ojos
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Shadowshaper
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Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello/Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello
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Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro
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Super Potato. 1, The epic origin of Super Potato
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Super Potato. 2, Super Potato's galactic breakout
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Ten little birds/Diez pajaritos
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The barking mouse
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The Greatest Superpower
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Un pregón de frutas
De la autora ganadora del Premio Pura Belpré, Margarita Engle, llega un animado y rítmico libro ilustrado sobre una niña que visita a su
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You Brought Me the Ocean
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Your Heart, My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger
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¡Vivan las uñas de colores!