Discusses excellent Spanish translations of popular American books for children, examples of outstanding bilingual books in English and Spanish, poetry books, and examples of inferior bilingual books published in the United States. A list of 32 books noting author, title, translator, publisher, publication date, and suggested grade level is…

Provides a list of recently published books in Spanish for children and adolescents. A tentative grade level is indicated for each book, but it is suggested that the individual child's Spanish-reading ability, interest, taste, and purpose should be the main criteria for determining the true level of each book. (Author/VWL)

Written for parents, teachers, librarians and other people interested in books for children and adolescents, this book is an introduction to the world of children's and adolescent literature in Spanish. It contains 12 chapters that discuss the importance of literature in children's development as well as the great variety of books in Spanish…

Describes 12 collections and anthologies, many of them bilingual editions and published in Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, that include poems by Spanish and Latin American poets. Provides tentative grade levels for each selection. (HOD)

Presents an annotated list of recently published books, in English, for children and teenagers, that reflect on the Puerto Rican and broader Latino experience. Recommended works for intermediate readers include folktales, country studies, and a sports biography. A critique is provided for each entry discussing its value, or problems, for both…

Spanish-speaking adolescents' interests and tastes in books vary as much as those of their English-speaking counterparts. This annotated bibliography includes brief short stories, realistic novels, an Internet guide, engrossing mysteries, passionate poems, all recently published books available for Spanish-speaking adolescents. (AEF)

The article discusses nine detrimental and six distinguished books about Hispanic people and cultures, published since 1979 for young readers. It is suggested that many recent books that depict Hispanic people and cultures repeat the same stereotypes, misconceptions and insensibilities that were prevalent in books published in the 1960s and early…

This annotated bibliography lists 28 books in Spanish recommended for adolescents and published in 1990-92. Categories include biography, fiction, health, history, poetry, and science. The work of the Center of the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, at the California State University, San Marcos, is also described. (MSE)