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Book of the Month: Vacacciones by Jorge Accame

Posted on Monday August 1st, 2011 by Heather Warren

The month of August is one of the most popular times to go on vacation.  This book is a fun narration of Pablo, Marcelo, Nacho y Julito travel to the beach on a coach bus. Their thirteen-year-old cousin, Magalí, has … Continue reading →

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Words that Keep Us Soaring

Posted on Friday July 29th, 2011 by Heather Warren

Oh, to take what we love inside, to carry within us an orchard, to eat not only the skin, but the shade, not only the sugar, but the days, to hold the fruit in our hands, adore it… There are days … Continue reading →

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AAME (Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education) Conference): Nuestro Pueblo Unido: Keeping the Dream Alive

Posted on Thursday April 7th, 2011 by Heather Warren

I arrived yesterday in beautiful San Antonio to attend the Second AAME Conference.  My dad graded AP US History tests here for many years and always ranted about its beauty and he again was right.  The river going through the … Continue reading →

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Updated FREE Teacher Tools & Project Ideas Pages

Posted on Monday February 14th, 2011 by Heather Warren

Check out the new & free teacher tools – yes I finally translated the genre posters. Also check out all the tools to create your own Cartonera on the Project Ideas Page!

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Library of Congress

Posted on Wednesday December 29th, 2010 by Heather Warren

So, I’m in DC visiting a college roommate and I am planning to go the the Library of Congress. I searched the catalog for the titles we carry in our Books del Sur catalog. Papelucho is there, but an older … Continue reading →

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Books del Sur Participates in the National Latino Children’s Literature Conference

Posted on Tuesday November 30th, 2010 by ignacio

Heather Warren, CEO of Books del Sur presented a breakout session “Books from the South for Children of the North: The Journey of Lincoln Elementary School”.  The conference was attended by teachers, students, and librarians from around the United States.  … Continue reading →

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Summer Recharge

Posted on Monday August 9th, 2010 by Heather Warren

I love summer time because it is a time when I can finally read. I mean I read during the school year, but not like I do in the summer. Summer reading is a time for me to get into good juicy books. My recent obsession came about because of the movie… Continue reading →

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