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Title Abuela 
Author Arthur Dorros  
Resource Type Book Book 
Primary Audience Children/Youth 
Target Grade Level Pre-K - 2nd Grade  
Language English, Spanish  
Publication Puffin, 1991 
ISBN 0140562257 
Subject Area All Kinds of Families 
Related Keywords Family Literacy, Grandparents, Latino Children  
Synopsis The story of Rosalba and her adventures with her loving grandmother or "Abuela" as she is called in Spanish. On this particular day, they go to the park (Central Park in New York City, by the look of it) to feed the birds. It's there that Rosalba begins to imagine, what if the birds picked her up and started flying away with her? Spanish words are sprinkled into the English version; Spanish translation is also available. 
Number of pages  40 
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