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Julia Durango

Biography: Julia Durango is the author of the bilingual picture book Peter Claver: Patron Saint of Slaves (Simon & Schuster). She lives with her family in Ottawa, Illinois.

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Under the Mambo Moon

By author: Julia Durango Illustrated by: Fabrico VandenBroeck
ISBN: 978-1-57091-723-3
Ages: 8 - 11
Availability: In stock
Price: $12.95

The diversity of Latin American music is brought to life in poems that swivel, sway, and sizzle with the rhythms of merengue, vallenatos, salsa, and samba.

"A vivid mingling of poetry, narrative, and art."
--Publishers Weekly

"Poetry, music, and dance come together with visually stimulating art and an authentic presentation of diversity in Latin American cultures to make this small book stand large."
--Booklist

"A sparkling addition to any library."
--School Library Journal

Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds

By authors: Linda Sue Park, Julia Durango Illustrated by: Sue Rama
ISBN: 978-1-57091-659-5
Ages: 3 - 6
Availability: In stock
Price: $9.95

Disaster strikes at a street market when a dog overturns a spice cart and showers everyone's ice cream with pepper - Yuck! As the story unfolds in pictures, readers explore the emotions and sounds that children make in different languages. By the end, everyone is yelling -- "Hurray!"