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STORIES FROM LATIN AMERICA
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers series of fiction and nonfiction set in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean

NIÑOS
Poems for the Lost Children of Chile
Written by María José Ferrada
Illustrated by María Elena Valdez
Translated by Lawrence Schimel
Ages 7 and up

9 KILOMETERS
Written by Claudio Aguilera
Illustrated by Gabriela Lyon
Translated by Lawrence Schimel
Ages 5-9

BUILDING AN ORCHESTRA OF HOPE
How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash
Written by Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by Luisa Uribe
Ages 4 to 9

DIFFERENT
A Story of the Spanish Civil War
Written by Mónica Montañés
Illustrated by Eva Sánchez Gómez
Translated by Lawrence Schimel
Ages 9 to 14

MEXIQUE
A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War
Written by María José Ferrada
Illustrated by Ana Penyas
Ages 7-10