Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Hispanic in the United States
by Lori Carlson and Oscar Hijuelos
"Life / to understand me / you have to know Spanish / feel it in the blood of your... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (Latin America)
Year Published 1994
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Children's poetry, American--Hispanic American authors
- Hispanic Americans--Juvenile poetry
- Translations into Spanish
- Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish)--Translations into English
- Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish
- Children's poetry, American--Hispanic American authors--Translations into Spanish
- Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish)
- American poetry--Hispanic American authors
- Children's poetry, American
- Hispanic American youth--Juvenile poetry
- Translations into English
- Juvenile poetry
- Hispanic American youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Hispanic American children
- Hispanic Americans
- Hispanic American children--Juvenile poetry
- Hispanic American authors
- American poetry
- Lists With This Book
- Diverse Voices: Poetry for Teens
- Poetry for Teens: Hispanic Heritage
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About the Authors 2
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 1994
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
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