New Releases by Arthur Dorros

In Papá and Me, a young boy and his papa may speak both Spanish and English, but the most important language they speak is the language of love. In this beautiful bilingual picture book, Arthur Dorros portrays the close bond between father and son, with lush paintings by Rudy Gutierrez. Fans of Abuelo; Abuela; and La Isla will be thrilled by this multigenerational picture book that emphasizes the overall message of love between a parent and child.

"VÁmanos," MamÁ says. "Let''s go!" Together we garden and bake. We bike and paint a mural, colorful and bright. I do some things sola, all by myself. MamÁ says, "¡Perfecto!"— just perfect! With MamÁ, I feel like a girasol, a sunflower, tall and proud. For a bilingual girl and her mamÁ, a loving bond is about being together . . . and independent. Arthur Dorros''s skillful and subtle blend of English and Spanish narrative, illustrated with bold, striking paintings by award-winning artist Rudy Gutierrez, offers readers a poignant reminder that every day with MamÁ is dulce—sweet!

While the students are home for spring vacation, the fungus they are growing in their classroom grows and grows and takes over the entire school.

Tired of listening to strong Hercules and smart Socrates constantly argue over who is more important to their village, the townspeople devise a test to settle the question once and for all.

Aprende y Descubre La Ciencia Ciudades de hormigas ¿Te preguntaste alguna vez adónde van las hormigas cuando desaparecen por el hoyo de su hormiguero? Es muy posible que debajo de ese montículo de tierra existan miles de túneles y cientos de habitaciones. ¡Lee este libro y aprende a crear tu propia granja de hormigas!

Chronicles the harrowing journey of Ehmet, a thirteen-year-old boy from Sarajevo who gets caught up in the ethnic conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Separated from his parents by the Balkan war, 13-year-old Ehmet must use all his skills to survive a four-hundred-mile journey across wilderness and war-torn landscape to find a place he''s only heard rumors of, a village of children living cooperatively and peacefully away from the violence that is tearing their country apart. He makes shelters, tracks animals, fishes with a thorn, whittles a toothbrush, and collects wild mushrooms when there''s no other food.

Julio and his friend, master carver Iluminado, find their ideas in the forest, where dragons, lizards, and angels hide in the wood of every twisted branch. At home, Julio can''t wait to make sculptures for the annual wood-carving contest. But Iluminado, whose eyesight is failing him, is too humble to enter. When Julio opens his heart to help his friend, he learns that winning is not nearly as important as giving. Both the author and illustrator of Julio''s Magic have traveled extensively in Mexico. Now they have translated the deep admiration they feel for the Mexican artisans they''ve met into a truly magical book which reminds us that inspiration, creativity, and friendship can be found everywhere.

Don Carlos wants more. "iMas! " he says. More! More of what? More of everything!he likes to wear more than one hat (sometimes ten at a time). He likes more than one flavour of ice cream. (He''ll eat several cones at once.) But most of all, he likes to serve more at his restaurant, the only one in town. Everyone loves to eat his huge platters of food and listen to his little brother Alonzo''s beautiful violin playing. One day, Don Carlos decides to add an extra dish to his menu, caracoles - snails! But he wants more snails, and mas, and iMAS! Unfortunately, the snails have their own dining plans, and soon the town is overrun by the pesky creatures. It is up to little Alonzo to save the day, but not before his big brother brings a lot more trouble to town. This is a riotous tale of two brothers - one small but enormously sensible, one big but a little crazy - told with the warmth and sprinkling of Spanish found in Arthur Dorros''s other beloved, groundbreaking books, Abuela and Isla.

Depicts the different types of houses lived in by children all over the world.

Here''s the band-- they play and play. 1 osprey dances ballet.... That twirling osprey joins a host of other swinging animals in this counting jamboree. By the time ten flamingos go tango, the dance floor expands in a special foldout with 55 animals rocking away! Arthur Dorros''s playful verse and Caldecott Medal winner Emily Arnold McCully''s boisterous characters dance right off the page and will have you twirling on your toes in no time!

The Spanish edition of Isla takes readers on a magical journey set in the same world as Arthur Dorros''s award-winning Abuela! Cuando Rosalba y su abuela están juntas, la aventura se respire en el ambiente. En Abuela, libro recipiente de varios premios, Rosalba y su abuela exploran la ciudad de Nueva York a través de la imaginacion de la niña y el espíritu vivaz de la abuela. Esta vez viajan a La Isla, el lugar donde la abuela creció. La fuerza expresiva del texto y las llamativas ilustraciones tipo collage evocan la alegria y el entusiasmo de Rosalba al sentirse parte de las historias de la isla que le relata su abuela con orgullo. También disponible en una edición Inglés (ISBN: 978-0-14-056505-8)

As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives.

As he travels with his family of migrant farm workers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives. In English and Spanish.

Fred the Hippo lands in a town where he is mistaken for an alien from another planet.

NC State Textbook Adoption 1996-2000 - Rowan/Salisbury Schools.

A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.

A retelling, in Spanish, of Grandmother.

A family in South America eagerly prepares for the excitement of Carnaval.

Like other animals, elephants travel in herds. But unlike most other animals, elephants live in families. Arthur Dorros explains the unique matriarchal structure of elephant families while also showing the fascinating detail of their day-to-day lives. "An excellent overview of the elephants'' habits and life cycle. Accurate watercolors (many of which are full page) supplement the information."—SLJ. "A useful addition to school and public library collections."—BL.

Water is always flowing, from a brook to a stream, to a river to the ocean. Read and find out more about how water shapes the earth and why it is important to keep our water clean.

As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives.

Spanish translation of this colorful animal picture book.

A Reading Rainbow Book! This zany alligator with a love for footwear is guaranteed to make you laugh—no ifs, and, or boots about it. Alvin the alligator loves to watch people—more specifically, their shoes. But his interest leads to fun and a bit of trouble when he spends the night locked in a shoe store trying on the merchandise! "It''s funny immediately."—The Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Dorros [has] a genuine, offhand comic talent."—Kirkus Reviews "In this zany story, the surprise ending carries an artfully-hidden message."—The Weekly Washington

Introduces the tracks and signs left by various animals, including the raccoon, duck, frog, black bear, and human.

Told through a lively text and colorful handmade arpilleras from Peru, this musical story about a little boy''s preparations for Carnaval is rich with the culture of the Andean mountains. Oxfam America will receive a percentage of the profits from the sale of this book. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Explains what causes wind and how it affects our environment. Includes instructions for making a weather vane. Color illustrations.

Explains what shadows are, how and when they exist, and how they reveal the size and shape of things around us.

Have you ever been awake early enough to watch the sunrise? It looks as if the sun is moving upwards, but really it''s the earth that''s moving. The earth spins around all the time. That''s what gives us day and night.

A little girl feeds all the animals on the farm before she has her own breakfast.