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The santero's miracle: A bilingual story
Anaya, Rudolfo
Don Jacobo and his grandson carve a figurine of a saint from wood for the Christmas season. A large snow storm comes and closes the roads. This creates problems for Don Jacobo's family who wants to visit their family. It is also a problem for his sick neighbor who needs to to go the the hospital.
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carving
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christmas
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critical thinking
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decision making
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family
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goal setting
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grandparents
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helping
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holidays
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language
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mexican american
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miracle
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multicultural
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snow
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spanish
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stress management
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traditions
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verbal communication
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weather
Runaway radish/ El rabano que escapo
Levy, Janice
It s the Night of the Radishes and don Pedro wants to carve the best radish sculpture in town. But one radish will not cooperate. The Night of the Radishes is an annual festival held on the evening of December 23rd in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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animals
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cactus
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carving
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celebration
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competition
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donkey
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escape
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food
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instruments
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language
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market
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Mexico
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multicultural
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restaurant
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royalty
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running away
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sharing
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spanish
Moon over the mountain/ Luna sobre la montana
Polette, Keith
A retelling of a traditional Asian tale in which a discontented stone-cutter is never satisfied with each wish that is granted him. Set in the desert Southwest.
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cactus
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carving
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coyote
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desert
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envy
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fruit
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hard work
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jealousy
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language
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market
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money
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moon
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mountains
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multicultural
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rocks
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spanish
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sun
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tools
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tornado
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wind
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wish