Charlie’s Great Big Backpack

Charlie’s Great Big Backpack
by Margarita del Mazo (Author) and Guridi (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Charlie is going camping with the school and his classmate, Big Louis, the biggest boy in his class, is his partner. Ever-prepared Charlie has packed lots of things in his backpack.

As soon as they arrive Charlie accidentally hits Big Louis on the foot with a hammer but… fortunately Charlie has all the essentials to make a cast for it. Unfortunately for Big Louis, he puts the cast on the wrong foot!

As the day goes on, with one mishap after another, Big Louis asks the teacher to change partners, but when danger strikes, Charlie shows that a good friend is always there to help.

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Also available in Spanish as La gran mochila de Carlitos

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Old Clothes for Dinner?!

Old Clothes for Dinner?!
by Nathalie Alonso (Author) and Natalia Rojas Castro (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Magaly loves the yummy Cuban food her Abuela has been cooking since arriving from Havana, but when Magaly’s sweater goes missing, she discovers that Abuela is making ropa vieja for dinner. Old clothes for dinner? Yuck! Now Magaly must hide the rest of her clothes before her family eats them up. Endnotes feature other imaginative names of food around the world, facts about Cuba, Spanish vocabulary, and recipes for ropa vieja and arroz con leche.

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