Teaching Guides

Teaching Guides Picture books for children: Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water¡A bailar! Let’s Dance!Broken Butterfly Wings / Alas de mariposa rotas César Chávez: The Struggle for Justice / La lucha por la justiciaDalia’s Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia (Activity Guide)Dale, Dale, Dale: una fiesta de números / Hit It, Hit It, hit It: A Fiesta of NumbersDelicious Hullabaloo – Pachanga deliciosaDelicious Hullabaloo / Pachanga deliciosa (Spanish version)The Desert Is My Mother / El desierto es mi madreThe Empanadas Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuelaEsteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer! / Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés!Estrellita Says Goodbye to Her Island / Estrellita dice adios a su islaGrandma’s Chocolate / El chocolate de abuelitaGrowing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (Lesson Plan)Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (Teaching Guide)Harvesting Friends / Cosechando amigosIcy Watermelon / Sandía fríaJosefina’s Habichuelas /Las …

Picture Books – Teaching Guides

Teaching Guides Picture books for children: Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water ¡A BAILAR! LET’S DANCE! Broken Butterfly Wings / Alas de mariposa rotas César Chávez: The Struggle for Justice / La lucha por la justicia Dalia’s Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia (Activity Guide) Dale, Dale, Dale: una fiesta de números / Hit It, Hit It, hit It: A Fiesta of Numbers Delicious Hullabaloo – Pachanga deliciosa Delicious Hullabaloo / Pachanga deliciosa (Spanish version) The Desert Is My Mother / El desierto es mi madre The Empanadas Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer! / Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés! Estrellita Says Goodbye to Her Island / Estrellita dice adios a su isla Grandma’s Chocolate / El chocolate de abuelita Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (Lesson Plan) Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de …

Teaching Guides – Higher ED

Teaching Guides Books for high school and university students: The Accidental Native The American GI Forum: In Pursuit of the Dream, 1948-1983 Black Cuban, Black American Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement Eyewitness: A Filmaker’s Memoir Hector P. García: In Relentless Pursuit of Justice Hispanic Civil Right Series Books Julian Nava: My Mexican-American Journey Latino Young Men and Boys Latino Leaders Speak Memoir of a Visionary: Antonia Pantoja The Orlando Cepeda Story Two Badges: The Lives of Mona Ruiz Books for teens: Across the Great River Alamo Wars Alicia’s Treasure Call Me Consuelo Chances in Disguise (Students’ Guide) Chances in Disguise (Teacher Instructions) The Case of the Pen Gone Missing Dancing with Devil Desert Passage Evangelina Takes Flight -Texas Library Association’s 2018 Spirit of Texas Resources Fitting In The Girl From Playa Blanca A Good Long Way The Ice Dove The Immortal Rooster and Other Stories …

Teaching Guides

Teaching Guides Picture books for children: Agua, Agüita / Water, Little Water ¡A BAILAR! LET’S DANCE! Broken Butterfly Wings / Alas de mariposa rotas César Chávez: The Struggle for Justice / La lucha por la justicia Dalia’s Wondrous Hair / El cabello maravilloso de Dalia (Activity Guide) Dale, Dale, Dale: una fiesta de números / Hit It, Hit It, hit It: A Fiesta of Numbers Delicious Hullabaloo – Pachanga deliciosa Delicious Hullabaloo / Pachanga deliciosa (Spanish version) The Desert Is My Mother / El desierto es mi madre The Empanadas Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer! / Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés! Estrellita Says Goodbye to Her Island / Estrellita dice adios a su isla Grandma’s Chocolate / El chocolate de abuelita Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (Lesson Plan) Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de …

Audio & Video K-12

Audio & Video | K-12 Author Date Length of medium URL Book discussed Diana J. Noble 04/04/2022 0:14:06 https://youtu.be/5H671BiQT4I Chances in Disguise Virginia Sánchez-Korrol 10/23/2021 0:06:21 https://youtu.be/5H671BiQT4I A Surprise for Teresita / Una sorpresa para Teresita Ricia Anne Chansky and Yarelis Marcial Acevedo 7/27/2021 0:29:24 https://youtu.be/2OPMu6VN_Vw Maxy Survives the Hurricane / Maxy sobrevive el huracan Aracely De Alvarado and Victoria Castillo 04/20/2021 0:15:22 https://youtu.be/dvYB_hqbJbs Luminous Moon, Where Are You? / Luna luminosa, ¿dónde estás? Aracely De Alvarado 11/20/2020 0:05:19 https://youtu.be/Sqo31J2xPZk La divina Catrina / Oh, Divine Catrina Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/14/2020 0:06:54 https://tinyurl.com/ycckt5zs Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup / Caldo, caldo, caldo James Luna 10/9/2020 0:03:33 https://tinyurl.com/538fb8j9 The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/6/2020 0:01:40 https://tinyurl.com/37bam3hb We Are Cousins / Somos primos Diane Gonzales Bertrand 10/2/2020 0:02:53 https://tinyurl.com/bdkbxbuz The Empanadas that Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela Dina Bursztyn 9/28/2020 0:02:32 …

Bilingual Picture Book Honored!

HOUSTON, TX June 2018—Juan Guerra’s bilingual picture book, The Little Doctor / El doctorcito, illustrated by Victoria Castillo, has been named a 2018 Américas Award Commended Title. The Américas Award is given in recognition of US works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States. It is sponsored by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). The winning books will be honored at a ceremony on September 28, 2018 during Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The awards committee chose this engaging bilingual picture book because “[it] makes us aware of the diversity amongst Latinas/os while highlighting their shared cultural values of familism, empathy, education and hard work.” In Guerra’s debut title, a …

Author on the Airwaves: Dr. Juan Guerra

Guerra chosen as September 2017’s “Author of the Month” on Houston Public Media Houston Public Media radio host Eric Ladau interviewed Guerra for its website’s “Arte Público Press Author of the Month” feature, and along with the transcript, their conversation is available to listeners on the station’s interactive site through on-demand audio streaming here. Click here to see all Arte Público authors featured on Houston Public Media. About the Author: JUAN J. GUERRA, a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, is a graduate of Pomona College and the University of Illinois School of Medicine. He was four years old when his family emigrated from El Salvador to Los Angeles, California. As a young boy, like many immigrant children, Juan had to translate for his grandparents. His experiences with his Abuelita Conchita and the US health care system led to his passion for providing quality health care to culturally and linguistically diverse people; …

Bilingüe, superhéroe / Bilingual, Superhero

Children’s picture book highlights the fun and power of being bilingual!

by Jorge Argueta
Illustrations by Elizabeth Gómez

ISBN: 978-1-55885-988-3
Publication Date: May 31, 2024
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Imprint: Piñata Books
Ages: 4-8

Arte Público Executive Editor Promoted to Deputy Director

HOUSTON, TX—With an eye to the future, Arte Público Press has promoted Executive Editor Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura to deputy director in what Director Nicolás Kanellos called “a long-overdue recognition of her dedication and commitment to the work of Hispanic writers.”  Baeza Ventura began working for the press as a research assistant while studying for her doctorate in Spanish at the University of Houston, which she completed in 2001. Now an associate professor of US Latino literature, she became the full-time managing editor in 1999 and executive editor in 2000. “This is such an honor,” Baeza Ventura said of her promotion. “Having worked closely with Dr. Kanellos for many years, I look forward to continuing Arte Público’s mission to promote Latino literature and expand community outreach through our various publications and programming.” In addition to overseeing the editing of Arte Público’s publications, Baeza Ventura has translated over 50 picture books …