"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 by AnaMariaMachado 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 AnaMariaMachado 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
Me in the Middle (AMERICAS AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE COMMENDED (AWARDS)) by AnaMariaMachado, David Unger, Caroline Merola Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2002 by Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-463-9, ISBN: 0-88899-463-X
"When ten-year-old Bel finds a photograph of her greatgrandmother Beatrice, or Bisa Bea, she convinces her mother to let her borrow it. When the picture inexplicably vanishes, Bisa Bea's voice suddenly emerges inside Bel, telling stories of the old days and counseling her on proper behavior by young girls. Then another voice emerges that tells her to be strong; this one belongs to her future granddaughter, and the key to how these voices ..."
El Canto de La Plaza (Spanish Edition) by AnaMariaMachado 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 AnaMariaMachado, 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."
"Amanda the centipede's uncommon bad mood has her friends wondering what might be wrong with her, but when they discover that it is caused by shoes that are too tight they must find a way to help her raise the funds for fifty new pairs."
"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 ..."
"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- ..."
"Un conejo blanco se encanta por la belleza de una niña negra quien vive cerca delocéano. El conejo trata de hacerse negro tambien."
Latin America (Exploring History) by AnaMariaMachado Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2003 by Chrysalis Children's Books Import ISBN-13: 978-1-84138-649-2, ISBN: 1-84138-649-9
"Charts the development of nations from their early beginnings to today. 10 yrs+"
Me in the Middle by AnaMariaMachado Hardcover, Published 2003 by Groundwood Books ISBN-13: 978-0-613-87998-9, ISBN: 0-613-87998-8
"Nuevo titulo de la BIBLIOTECA ANA MARCA MACHADO, creada para editar a los clasicos de laliteratura infantil del siglo XX.Que habria del otro lado del mar?"