Mariana Llanos
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them. This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the "scary" out of monsters"--
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
¿Llegará Pequeño Chaski a su destino antes de que el sol se oculte? Aprende sobre el servicio de mensajería usado por los inkas en esta encantadora aventura. Incluye interesantes notas sobre el Imperio inka, el Camino Inka, el idioma quechua y más.
In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be able to deliver the royal message on time?
Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian-born writer of children's literature. Her books include Luca's Bridge, Eunice and Kate, Kutu the Tiny Inca Princess, and Poesia Alada. In 2017, she was selected as the Best Latino...
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this tale set in the ancient Inka empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. But on his first day things quickly start to go awry. Will Little Chaski be able to deliver the royal message on time?
Author
Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The bilingual picture book Luca's Bridge / El puente de Luca, by Mariana Llanos with illustrations by Anna López Real, tells the emotional story of a boy coming to terms with his family's deportation from the United States to Mexico. A powerful meditation on home and identity at a time when our country sorely needs it.
Author
Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Eunice and Kate are best friends, but can their friendship weather a storm? The girls live with their moms next door to each other in the heart of the city and have a lot in common--even though they have different dreams for the future: Kate wants to be an astronaut and Eunice wants to be a ballet dancer. But when they draw portraits of each other in art class, things get mixed up. Eunice draws Kate as a ballet dancer and Kate draws Eunice as an...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Saturdays are superhero days. Equipped with their milkshakes and capas, Luis and his abuela can turn anything into an adventure. But when Abuela gets sick, Luis has to learn a new way to be a hero"--Provided by publisher.
Los sábados son días de superhéroes. Equipados con sus batidos y capas, Luis y su abuela pueden convertir cualquier cosa en una aventura. Pero cuando Abuela se enferma, Luis tiene que aprender una nueva forma de ser un héroe....