Cultural Books for Children

 

Looking for something in Children's Geography & Cultures Books? We have some suggestions for you, available on Amazon or check your local public library.

Rudolfo Anaya's The Farolitos of Christmas: With "Season of...   $23.38     Shop now

Too Many Tamales   $4.70     Shop now

Dreamers   $7.67     Shop now

Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico (English Edition)   $11.79     Shop now

The Night of Las Posadas (Picture Puffin Books)   $6.99     Shop now

How Chile Came to New Mexico (English and Spanish Edition)   $21.51     Shop now

The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story (English and Spanish Edition)   $13.79     Shop now

'Twas Nochebuena   $15.29     Shop now

Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid (English and Spanish Edition)   $13.99     Shop now

Miracle on 133rd Street   $16.63     Shop now

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story   $16.99     Shop now

Pinata Christmas Tree STEAM @Pat Mora

STEAM Sandy Chilton @sandychilton
Pinata Christmas Tree by Pat Mora

                           #STEM challenge. @patmora_author A Piñata in a Pine Tree as a springboard.     #stemplay#prek #ECE #stemtales

New Mexico Holidays with Authors, Pat Mora and Rudolfo Anaya

 Purchase a book for someone special, or make time to visit your local library to check out books, by New Mexico authors, Pat Mora and Rudolfo Anaya.

2020 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

 Program Festival https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com  

#LKBF2020 video sessions are available on YouTube and will continue to be available indefinitely: https://www.youtube.com/c/LatinxKidLitBookFestival/videos

Thank you to the #LKBF2020 sponsors for supporting these authors and illustrators. Let's do our best as librarians to get these books into the hands of all young people and particularly those whose life experiences appear less often in children's and young adult literature.

It's a matter of equity and social justice.

Meg Medina, on what it means to be Latinx

LHM Book Rec from Alex Villasante

Thanksgiving Books for Kids

Spanish books for children to learn about Thanksgiving

New Mexico Author, Pat Mora

Libraries Transforming Communities - Tools, Publications & Resources

Libraries Transforming Communities - Tools, Publications & Resources

RNM will reimburse up to five New Mexico academic or public library or librarian membership to ALA and/or ASRL that apply for this grant.  When you apply, Email: RNM and provide a receipt for reimbursement, to the first five libraries in NM.  

STEM for the Virtual Classroom

Following the success of the NM Science Fiesta, Explora is excited to be able to continue to offer FREE, compelling virtual science content. Here, we are pleased to share with you a series of brief YouTube videos featuring eight New Mexico STEM professionals.

In these compelling interviews, these women share first-hand accounts of what it is like for women to both become and work as professionals in science and engineering fields in New Mexico. 

You can check out these videos here: STEM Selves