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En 1918, un barco llega al puerto de Río de Janeiro. Al interior se ha desatado una enfermedad. Hay muertos y mutilados, y los únicos sobrevivientes son un grupo de médicos. Las autoridades deciden dejarlos encerrados y los ven morir de hambre. Pero uno de ellos escapa y luego de perder a su familia, encuentra refugio en el Morro, donde tratará de encontrar una cura, usando a los habitantes pobres de la favela como conejillos de indias.
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The Day of the Dead is a special holiday celebrated in many places like Mexico and parts of the United States to honor people who have died. It's celebrated between October 31 and November 2 and there are costumes, but no one says, "trick-or-treat." There is candy, but this candy is shaped like coffins and skeletons. People picnic in cemeteries, go to parades, set off fireworks, and bake special breads and meals to remember friends and family members...
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Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
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Cristina está entusiasmada por celebrar el Día de los Muertos con su hermano Carlos y su familia. Los lectores jóvenes pueden seguir mientras todos se preparan para recordar a sus seres queridos que ya no están con ellos.
Cristina is excited to celebrate Día de los Muertos with her brother, Carlos, and their family. Young readers can follow along as everyone gets ready to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them.
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Canticos volume 5
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Encantos Media Studios, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Book five in the Canticos series of bilingual nursery rhymes - perfect for Halloween and Day of the Dead. Little Skeletons / Esqueletitos is a Day of the Dead-themed take on the traditional Latin American song Los Esqueletitos (Calaveras) Salen de la Tumba, with art inspired by the famous Mexican Calavera woodcut prints. -- Amazon.com
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A Elena le encanta celebrar Dia de los Muertos, el Día de los Muertos, en Avalor. ¡Es un día de conmemoración para honrar y celebrar a sus antepasados con un emocionante festival lleno de comida, actividades, baile y diversión! Únete a la celebración en este libro de cuentos ilustrado con colores.
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MAD Magazine volume 4
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English
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MAD gets spooky this October as Sergio Aragonés takes a MAD look at el Día de los Muertos! Plus, special guest-star contributors galore, including TV horror host Svengoolie on scary movies, comedian Maria Bamford on fine art that really stinks and another comedian Brian Posehn on the remake of a Hollywood horror classic!
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Es el Día de los Muertos, y Miguel Rivera no puede pensar en otra cosa que no sea el concurso anual de talentos, pero por desgracia, su familia odia la música. Cuando Miguel toma la guitarra del finado músico Ernesto de la Cruz, se ve de pronto transportado al Mundo de los Muertos. ¿Podrá volver a casa? Vuelve a vivir todas las aventuras de la película Coco, de Disney • Pixar, con este libro de cuentos. Incluye una narración palabra por palabra,...
16) I Remember Abuelito: A Day of the Dead Story: Yo Recuerdo Abuelito: Un Cuento del Dia de los Muerdos
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It's the Day of the Dead! It's time to celebrate! In this bilingual book, a young girl is busy helping her family prepare to honor those, who have died, especially her grandfather. She misses him very much and is excited for his spirit to visit that night.
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Es el Día de los Muertos. ¡Es tiempo de celebrar! En este libro biligua una niña joven esta ocupada ayudando a su familia preparar en los que han muerto-especialmente su...
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El Gusano de Tequila is the Spanish translation of the novel The Tequila Worm, winner of the Pura Belpré and PEN USA Awards. Sofía viene de una familia de cuentistas. Aquí están sus cuentos de cuando crecía en un barrio de McAllen, llenos de la magia de las tradiciones familiares: hacer cascarones de Pascua, celebrar el Día de los Muertos, preparar la quinceañera, disfrutar el nacimiento de Navidad, y curar la nostalgia comiendo el gusano de...
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Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos.
19) It Came by Loss
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It Came by Loss concentrates on Pete Gordon, about to graduate from Stanford. The tale launches with Pete sitting at the hospital bed of his extroverted and charismatic mother, as he tries to come to grips with her demise from alcoholic liver failure.
An attraction with the young nurse caring for his mother draws Pete to reveal his vulnerabilities. A connection develops, since Julia's father also died of alcoholic liver failure. She suggests an experiment...
20) Can't Look Away
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Donna Cooner establishes herself as our own Jodi Picoult in this timely tale of sisters, loss, and redemption.
Torrey Grey is famous. At least, on the internet. Thousands of people watch her popular videos on fashion and beauty. But when Torrey's sister is killed in an accident -- maybe because of Torrey and her videos -- Torrey's perfect world implodes. Now, strangers online are bashing Torrey. And at her new school, she doesn't know who to trust....