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Cora cooks pancit
by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore
When all her older siblings are away, Cora's mother finally lets her help make pancit, a Filipino noodle dish. Includes recipe for pancit
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Beautiful Eyes by Gayle RomasantaA Filipino children's book in both English and Tagalog. BEAUTIFUL EYES is based on the timeless motor skills and memory game taught to Filipino babies. An adult says to the baby, "Beautiful Eyes!" Based on memory, a baby will open and closer her eyes, batting them for all to see! Beautiful Eyes also emphasizes the beauty that is the Filipino self.
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Filipino friends [electronic resource] by Liana RomuloFrom the author of Filipino Children's Favorite Stories comes a book for young children that features a Filipino-American boy visiting the Philippines for the very first time. Featuring soft watercolor illustrations, each picture is labeled with English words and their Filipino translations, and shows readers both the similarities and differences between Western and Philippine lifestyles.
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When Lola visits
by Michelle Sterling
"For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spent at the pool, and of picking golden limes off the trees. But summer doesn't start until her lola--her grandmother from the Philippines--comes for her annual visit. When Lola visits, thewhole family gathers to cook and eat and share in their happiness of another season spent together"
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Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by Dawn Bohulano Mabalon Tells the story of Larry Itliong's lifelong fight for a farmworkers union, and the birth of one of the most significant American social movements of all time, the farmworker's struggle, and its most enduring union, the United Farm Workers, founded by Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, and other organizers.
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All about the Philippines : stories, songs, crafts and games for kids
by Gidget Roceles Jimenez
Presents an introduction to the Phillippines, describing its history, geography, climate, animals, cities, languages, holidays, and social customs, with instructions for making Phillippine crafts and recipes
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Filipino celebrations : A Treasury of Feasts and Festivals
by Liana Romulo
"Brimming with vivid illustrations and rich cultural background, Filipino Celebrations makes major festivals such as Holy Week, Independence Day, Christmas and New Year come alive, together with family celebrations such as weddings, birthdays, baptisms, and a girl's debut into society. Each chapter discusses the history of the holiday; its cultural influences; how certain holidays are celebrated differently in different regions of the Philippines; special customs, foods, key words and phrases associated with the festivals; and more. Each chapter gives children a glimpse of the rich cultural heritage of this island nation. Activities such as games, songs, crafts and recipes invite children to participate in the fun. Filipino Celebrations engages the 5-11 age group in a way that is both informative and fun."--Publisher's description
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Blackbird fly by Erin Entrada KellyBullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar. |
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The land of forgotten girls
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Abandoned by their father and living in poverty with their heartless stepmother in Louisiana, two sisters from the Philippines, twelve-year-old Sol and six-year-old Ming, learn the true meaning of family
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See you in the cosmos
by Jack Cheng
"Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space"
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We belong
by Cookie Hiponia Everman
A debut novel-in-verse, inspired by Filipino mythology, traces the experiences of two sisters who discover their mother’s past as a strong-willed child immigrant at the same time they learn the cultural tale of god’s daughter, Mayari. Simultaneous eBook.
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Any day with you
by Mae Respicio
Teaming up with her friends at a creative arts camp, Kaia aspires to win a filmmaking contest by making a movie inspired by Filipino folktales in the hope of convincing her grandfather to stay in California and not move back to the Philippines. Simultaneous eBook.
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