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Books by Elisa Amado






My Friend
von Elisa Amado, Alfonso Ruano
Hardcover, 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-939-3, ISBN: 1-55498-939-6

"Friendship ― to be known, to be accepted as you are, to feel safe, especially when you are vulnerable. The girl in this story has recently arrived in Brooklyn with her family. On her very first day at school she meets a girl who almost instantly becomes her very best friend. She feels known, loved and accepted by her. But when she invites her friend to come for dinner with her family ― a family that feels free to eat weird food and, eve ..."






Manuelito
(Spanish edition)
von Elisa Amado, Abraham Urias
Hardcover, 104 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Annick Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-77321-271-5, ISBN: 1-77321-271-0

"Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs―armed civil patrol―are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced ..."






Manuelito(Illustrated)
von Elisa Amado, Abraham Urias
Hardcover, 104 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Annick Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-77321-266-1, ISBN: 1-77321-266-4

"Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs―armed civil patrol―are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced ..."






Mi Amiga(Illustrated)
(Spanish Edition)
von Elisa Amado, Alfonso Ruano
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-392-8, ISBN: 1-77306-392-8

"La niña de este relato se ha mudado hace poco, con su familia, de México a Brooklyn. El primer día en su nuevo colegio, conoce a una chica norteamericana con la que se entiende de maravilla. Se vuelven mejores amigas. Pero cuando invita a su nueva amiga a cenar en casa con su familia mexicana, le da la impresión de que la chica se siente incómoda. Tal vez no le gusta la comida. O peor aún, tal vez la canción preferida de la familia ―una ..."






On the Other Side of the Garden
von Jairo Buitrago, Elisa Amado, Rafael Yockteng
Hardcover, 56 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-983-6, ISBN: 1-55498-983-3

"From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought about by her parents’ separation when she is taken to her grandmother’s house in the country and befriended by an owl, a frog and a mouse.When her father leaves her at her grandmother’s house, the young girl at the center of this story feels abandoned and lonely. Her mother has moved to anothe ..."






What Are You Doing?(1st Edition)
von Elisa Amado, Manuel Monroy
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-004-0, ISBN: 1-77306-004-X

"Before he leaves for his first day of school, Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood who are reading. “Why, why, why?” he sings, and they each have a different answer for him, whether it’s a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook or an archeologist studying hieroglyphics. Later that day, Chepito discovers the fun of reading for hi ..."






Primas
von Elisa Amado, Luis Garay, Marie-Louise Gay
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2003 von Harpercollins Canada / Groundwood
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-548-3, ISBN: 0-88899-548-2

"The little girl at the heart of this story lives between two worlds. On one hand is her house, where she lives with her Latin American father and North American grandmother. Her mother is dead. Here there are many beautiful things, lots of books and plenty of money. On the other hand is her other grandmother s house, where her cousin lives with her own mother and many others. This is a Catholic household, where material possessions aren ..."






What Are You Doing?
von Elisa Amado, Manuel Monroy
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-070-3, ISBN: 1-55498-070-4

"It’s the first day of school, but before he goes Chepito runs outside to play. He comes across all kinds of people in his neighborhood — a man reading a newspaper, a young girl enjoying a comic, a couple of tourists consulting a guidebook, an archeologist studying hieroglyphics… “Why, why, why?” he sings, and they each have an answer for him. Later that day Chepito discovers for himself that reading is catching, and he even brings h ..."






Barrilete
A Kite for the Day of the Dead
von Elisa Amado, Elisa Arnado, Joya Hairs
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-366-3, ISBN: 0-88899-366-8

"In their Guatemalan village, it's been a tradition for Juan and his grandfather to build and fly a big kite every November 2, the Day of the Dead, to honor deceased loved ones, but now that his grandfather has died, Juan must fly it alone."






The Black Book of Colors
von Menena Cottin, Elisa Amado, Rosana Faría, Rosana Farã­A
Hardcover, 24 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-873-6, ISBN: 0-88899-873-2

"The Black Book of Colors Living with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this innovative title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. This extraordinary title gives y ..."






I Dreamt . . .
A Book About Hope
von Gabriela Olmos, Elisa Amado
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-330-8, ISBN: 1-55498-330-4

"In many parts of the world, children live with violence. Wars, gangs, guns, crime, bullying, harassment, and fear keep kids from living the full, free lives every child should enjoy. This book was created in Mexico, where for the past six years a vicious war has brought fear and insecurity to many children's lives. Their dreams have become nightmares. Some of Mexico’s best illustrators have donated their art to create a book that gives ..."






Tricycle
von Elisa Amado, Alfonso Ruano
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-614-5, ISBN: 0-88899-614-4

"Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends — but is she really helping them? This sensitive story illustrated in ..."






El triciclo
(Spanish Edition)
von Elisa Amado, Alfonso Ruano
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-613-8, ISBN: 0-88899-613-6

"Margarita lives in a mansion. When she climbs her favorite tree, she can look down into the beautiful garden below. She can also see the small house next door where her friend Rosario and her family live. One day she sees Rosario and her brother dragging her tricycle into their yard and hiding it under a pile of boxes. Margarita decides to lie and protect her friends — but is she really helping them? This sensitive story illustrated in ..."






Petit, the Monster
von Elisa Amado Isol, Elisa Isol/ Amado, Isol Staff, Groundwood Books
Hardcover, 40 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2010 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-947-4, ISBN: 0-88899-947-X

"Petit is puzzled. He’s a good boy when he plays with his dog. But he’s a bad boy when he pulls a girl’s hair. He can be very nice to his grandfather but terrible to pigeons. It’s good when he takes care of his toys, but very bad when he doesn’t want to share them. In short, the world is mysterious to Petit. It’s exhausting trying to figure it all out. This book by the three-time Hans Christian Andersen finalist Isol is a brilliant, funn ..."






Cousins
von Elisa Amado, Luis Garay
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2004 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-459-2, ISBN: 0-88899-459-1

"In Cousins a little girl lives in two opposite worlds. There’s the house where she lives with her father and grandmother that is full of beautiful and expensive things, but rather quiet. Then there’s her other grandmother’s house where her cousin lives, which is always brimming with people. She loves her cousin’s world. But when she does something she regrets, she must confront her feelings of guilt. Eventually, she realizes she is v ..."






Un Barrilete para el Dia de los Muertos
von Elisa Amado, Joya Hairs, Elisa Arnado, Claudia M. Lee
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1999 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-367-0, ISBN: 0-88899-367-6

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Salsa
von Jorge Argueta, Duncan Tonatiuh, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-77306-003-3, ISBN: 1-77306-003-1

"In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while. The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, t ..."






Guacamole
Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
von Jorge Argueta, Margarita Sada, Elisa Amado
Paperback, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-888-4, ISBN: 1-55498-888-8

"Now available in paperback, Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling for just avocados, limes, cilantro and salt. ..."






On the Other Side of the Garden
von Jairo Buitrago, Elisa Amado
56 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-984-3, ISBN: 1-55498-984-1

"Text copyright © 2018 by Jairo Buitrago Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Rafael Yockteng Translation copyright © 2018 by Elisa Amado Published in Canada and the USA in 2018 by Groundwood Books All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission i ..."






Tamalitos
Un poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
von Jorge Argueta, Domi, Elisa Amado
Hardcover, 32 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-300-1, ISBN: 1-55498-300-2

"In his fourth cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks. In simple, poetic language, Argueta shows young cooks how to mix and knead the dough before dropping a spoonful into a cornhusk, wrapping it up and then steaming the little package. He once again makes cooking a full sensory experience, beati ..."



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Alle Autoren

Elisa Amado

Jorge Argueta

Alfonso Ruano

Jairo Buitrago

Rafael Yockteng

Jorge Luján

Manuel Monroy

Amado

Jorge Elias Lujan

Joya Hairs


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