Bilingual Books

The United States and Mexico share many holidays. These special days reflect common values, mutual respect for family and history, and rich cultural heritages. Through folk art, Nancy Maria Grande Tabor shows the similarities and differences of various...

This colorful board book takes young children on a tour of New York City. They will experience the sites and sounds of the different boroughs.

Introduce young children to 100 words related to the ocean and the marine life that live in it. This bilingual board book is sure to make a splash!

Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were a power couple of the art world. This bilingual board book introduces their lives and talent to young children.

This bilingual board book introduces children to the amazing city of Los Angeles. They will be enthralled by its glamour, charm, and culture.

Children of all ages love dinosaurs. Now the youngest of kids can learn100 words about them in both English and Spanish. The species are presented in a colorful, nonthreatening way.

Ellen Ochoa teaches young children about engineering in space exploration in a fun way.

In this colorful, bilingual board book, Ellen Ochoa introduces young children to the endless possibilities of computers, algorithms, and coding.

Meet Ruben Salazar, the first Mexican American columnist for the Los Angeles Times. This bilingual board book shows young children how he became a leading figure in the Chicano Movement of the 1960s.

This bilingual board book introduces children to Policarpa Salavarrieta, also known as La Pola. She was Colombia's greatest revolutionary in disguise.

This bright, colorful book teaches children first words for colors, numbers, food, animals, and more in both Spanish and English.

See what happens when a meat-eating dinosaur passes by a gentle, plant-eating one.

Discover the amazing variety of animals that live in the coral reef in this bilingual emergent reader.

Learn how horses jump and race in this bilingual book.

Elmo, the beloved character from Sesame Street, teaches children 101 common words in Spanish and English in this oversized board book.

Based on the life of Valentina Cruz, this book teaches children about the Galapagos Islands and the need to protect the animals that live there.

Oaxaca is famous for its colorful wooden sculptures. Cynthia Weill uses them to show young children different ways to get to a very special place.

Young children will be inspired by the groundbreaking Latinas in this book. They include Rigoberta Menchú, Pura Belpré, and Selena Quintanilla.

This bilingual volume contains autobiographical poems written by Martí during his years of exile and revolutionary struggle. Each poem captures an experience, a feeling or an important moment in the life of this extraordinary man.

Through colorful collages and simple yet eloquent text in English and Spanish, this book conveys a universal message of love and friendship across cultures. Legends, ways of life, foods, and other elements of different cultures are compared, and...

Rosa and her friends learn about measurements while making yummy pizzas to eat.

Rosa and her friends learn about what floats through a few simple experiments. The construct a few boats and even have a race!

How do sunflowers grow? Rosa and her friends plant some and learn how.

A day at the beach gives Rosa and her friends a fun way to learn about bridges and tunnels.

Born in Peru in 1880, Julio C. Tello grew up to become one of the most important archaeologists in the Americas. As a boy, he was daring and curious and was given the nickname Sharuko, which means brave in Quechua. This bilingual biography traces his...

José M. Hernández recounts his rise from migrant farm worker to astronaut in this bilingual autobiography. Readers will be inspired to see how he never gave up and was able to achieve his dream.

The author shares his experiences of fleeing the civil war in El Salvador and sneaking across three borders with his father in order to join his mother in the United States. One constant and solace during the journey were the new shoes his mother sent...

This bilingual board book introduces very young children to the Queen of Tejano Music.

Alfredo Alva, along with help from his neighbor Deborah Mills, shares the story of how he crossed the border illegally with his father. He was able to become a citizen thanks to a government amnesty program and, four years later, his entire family was...

Alfredo Alva, along with help from his neighbor Deborah Mills, shares the story of how he crossed the border illegally with his father. He was able to become a citizen thanks to a government amnesty program and, four years later, his entire family was...

Artwork from the Day of the Dead teaches children about emotions in both Spanish and English.

This bilingual biography, interspersed with excerpts from Versos sencillos, shows how José Martí was inspired to fight for freedom in his native Cuba, even when he was exiled in New York. The detailed afterword offers more information about his life and...

Ixchel wants to learn how to weave the colorful fabrics that Mayan women have been creating for generations, but her mother is always too busy making things to sell at the market to teach her. Undeterred, she not only finds a way to learn on her own,...

Told from the perspective of his daughter, the life of renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera is described and presented along with his most influential works and stunning family photographs. This bilingual book will teach about the life and legacy of one...

The author remembers the day in which the Spirit of the Corn visited the restaurant that his family owned in El Salvador. The narration is full of suspense and impregnated with the delicious scents that surrounded the kitchen and that remain intact in...

Twelve idioms in Spanish and in English are compared side-by-side in this colorful book. Children will learn that although we may express ourselves differently in each language, we are usually trying to communicate the same thought.

Frida Kahlo teaches children how to count to 10 in a book as colorful as she was.

This comprehensive dictionary is perfect for beginner and intermediate students of both English and Spanish. It places emphasis on everyday language, colloquialisms, idiomatic expressions, and the most current technical, scientific, and business terms,...

Pura Belpré's ability to inspire and bring stories to life resonates through the pages of this beautifully illustrated bilingual book, which captures the essence of Puerto Rican life and culture in El Barrio. As New York's first Latina librarian,...

Jorge Argueta explores his journey from San Salvador to San Francisco in this collection of emotional and optimistic poems. After escaping the civil war in El Salvador, young Jorge finds confidence and deals with feelings of loss in his adopted home--San...