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Books by Ana Maria Machado






The History Mystery
by Ana Maria Machado, Luisa Baeta
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2015 by Little Island Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-908195-22-7, ISBN: 1-908195-22-3

"From a Hans Christian Andersen Award-winning author, a mystery that begins with clues in a school in modern-day Brazil and continues through the ages to ancient Egypt, a medieval wizard’s castle laboratory, and the ships that sailed from Europe to discover the New World Gaming whizz Will, along with his friends Sonia, Miguel, Matt, and Faye, gets an A for a group history project. But when their teacher reads from their work, none of the ..."






What a Party!
by Ana Maria Machado, Hélène Moreau, Elisa Amado
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2013 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-168-7, ISBN: 1-55498-168-9

"If it is just a few days until your birthday, and your mother says you can invite anyone you like to come over to play, be careful! If you don’t watch out, you might soon be having the craziest party ever, with people and food from around the world. Before you know it, night could come and go and a new day could begin, and the dancing might still be going strong. At least, that is what happens in this humorous and irresistibly joyful ca ..."






Until the Day Arrives
by Ana Maria Machado, Jane Springer
Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2014 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-455-8, ISBN: 1-55498-455-6

"A fast-moving middle-grade novel set in the 17th century about two Portuguese orphans who are sent to Brazil, where they encounter slaves from Africa. The novel opens when Bento is wrongly thrown into Lisbon's prison, leaving his younger sibling, Manu, to fend for himself. Fortunately, a nobleman's family reunites the siblings -- although they will have be exiled to Brazil. They keep secret the fact that Manu is a girl in disguise so th ..."






Wolf Wanted
by Ana Maria Machado, Laurent Cardon, Elisa Amado
Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2010 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-880-4, ISBN: 0-88899-880-5

"When Manny Wolf sees an ad in the paper announcing “Wolf Wanted” he responds right away, only to realize the company is looking for a real wolf. Luckily for Manny, so many wolves respond to the ad that he is hired to answer all the letters. As Manny reads between the lines of the wolves’ letters, with their glowing descriptions of themselves, he realizes that all the applicants are famous fictional wolves! Finding no suitable candidates ..."






From Another World(1st Edition)
by Ana Maria Machado, Lucia Brandao, Luisa Baeta
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2005 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-641-1, ISBN: 0-88899-641-1

"Martin and his friends are helping their parents turn an old Brazilian coffee plantation into an inn. The children have a fun time helping to renovate the old place and they sleep in a shed that is being converted into a guest room. But one night they hear the sound of a young girl crying. Gradually, the ghost of a slave girl from the late 1800s named Rosario appears to them. Rosario tells them the story of her life and in doing so re ..."






Freedom Sun in the Tropics Brazilian Literature in Translation Series
by Ana Maria Machado
Softcover, 288 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of Massachusetts Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-933227-95-5, ISBN: 1-933227-95-8

"Originally published in 1988, Ana Maria Machado's novel vividly captures one of the darkest periods in recent Brazilian history."






Until the Day Arrives
by Ana Maria Machado
152 Pages, Published 2014 by Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-457-2, ISBN: 1-55498-457-2

"... Enquanto odia não chega. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 9781554984558 (bound).—ISBN 9781554984572 (html) I. Springer, Jane, translator II. Title. III. Title: Enquanto o dia não chega. English. PZ7.M1795Un 2014 j869.3'42 C20149016093 C20149016107 Cover illustration by Richard Rudnicki Designby Michael Solomon About the Publisher Groundwood Books, established in1978, is dedicatedto the."






From Another World
by Ana Maria Machado
264 Pages, Published 2014 by Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-463-3, ISBN: 1-55498-463-7

"The children sleep in a shed, which is being converted into guest rooms. One night they hear crying. Gradually, the ghost of Rosario, a young slave from the late 1800s appears to them and tells the story of why she is so sad."






Me in the Middle
by Ana Maria Machado
112 Pages, Published 2013 by Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-474-9, ISBN: 1-55498-474-2

"But something unusual has happened. Suddenly it is as if Bisa Bea is alive inside her, telling Bel what life was like when she was a girl. Bel loves hearing the stories about the old days -- until Bisa Bea starts to tell her how to behave."






What a Party!
by Ana Maria Machado
32 Pages, Published 2013 by Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-55498-349-0, ISBN: 1-55498-349-5

"Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Machado, Ana Maria What a party! / written by Ana Maria Machado ; illustrated by Hélène Moreau ; translated by Elisa Amado. Translation of: Mas que festa! ISBN 978-1-55498-168 -7 ..."






From Another World
(Hardback)
by Ana Maria Machado, Maria Lúcia Brandão, Luisa Baeta
Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2005 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-597-1, ISBN: 0-88899-597-0

"While helping his parents transform an old Brazilian coffee plantation into an inn, Martin and his friends encounter the ghost of a slave girl from the late 1800s named Rosario who relates her story of slavery--a tale of evil and brutality- ..."






Me in the Middle(1st Edition)
by Ana Maria Machado, Caroline Merola, David Unger
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2003 by Groundwood Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-467-7, ISBN: 0-88899-467-2

"One day Isabel finds a box in her mother's closet, and inside the box is a photograph of a girl dressed in old-fashioned clothes. Ten-year-old Bel is enchanted to discover that the girl is her great-grandmother, her Bisa Bea, and that she and her great-grandmother look very much alike. Bel convinces her mother to let her borrow the treasured photo. To keep her Bisa Bea close to her heart, she tucks the picture inside the waistband of ..."






El Canto de La Plaza
(Spanish Edition)
by Ana Maria Machado
Library, Published 2001 by San Val
ISBN-13: 978-0-613-80730-2, ISBN: 0-613-80730-8






Nina Bonita
A Story (Children's Books from Around the World) (English and Spanish Edition)
by Ana Maria Machado, Elena Iribarren, Rosana Faria
Paperback, 24 Pages, Published 2001 by Kane/Miller Book Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-929132-11-9, ISBN: 1-929132-11-5

"This beautiful and charming story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. "Black is beautiful" to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics. Full color."






Exploration Into Latin America
by Ana Maria Machado, Chelsea House Publications
Library, 48 Pages, Published 2000 by Chelsea House Publications
ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-6024-7, ISBN: 0-7910-6024-1

"Explorers have traveled the world and have been helped throughout the centuries by the inhabitants of the lands they visited. People have offered outsiders lodging, carried their belongings, paddled their canoes, showed them amazing animals, and often housed, clothed, fed, rescued, and cured them. This series tells you about these people and the explorers with whom they interacted."






Nina Bonita
A Story (Children's Books from Around the World)
by Ana Maria Machado, Rosana Faria, Elena Iribarren
Hardcover, 24 Pages, Published 1996 by Kane Miller Book Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-916291-63-1, ISBN: 0-916291-63-4

"This beautiful and charming story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. "Black is beautiful" to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics. Full color."






Exploration Into Ser.
Explorations into Latin America
by David Rootes, Ana Maria Machado, Illustrator-Robina Green
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1995 by Silver Burdett Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-382-24971-6, ISBN: 0-382-24971-2






Exploration Into
Explorations into Latin America
by Ana Maria Machado
Library, 48 Pages, Published 1994 by Prentice Hall & Ibd
ISBN-13: 978-0-02-718084-8, ISBN: 0-02-718084-0

"They also thought that the new lands were as wealthy as the Venetian trader Marco Polo (1254- 1324) had written in his famous Travels of Marco Polo. ..."






Raul Pintado de Azul
by Ana Maria Machado
Published by Tandem Library
ISBN-13: 978-1-4176-9664-2, ISBN: 1-4176-9664-8






Un día de lluvia
by Ana Maria Machado, Francesc Rovira
Paperback, 24 Pages, Published 2016 by Santillana Usa
ISBN-13: 978-1-68292-148-7, ISBN: 1-68292-148-4

"Kids will be surprised and enchanted with all the adventures their imaginations could take them through on a rainy day without even leaving their own homes."



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