National Hispanic Heritage Month — Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 — allows us to celebrate "the cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America," HispanicHeritageMonth.gov states.
This month, visit the Crestview Public Library and become familiar with our growing collection. Children can learn words in Spanish or English as they read stories. Most titles — which range from easy to third-grade reading levels — have illustrations that help the child understand the words.
Check out these titles:
•“The Gingerbread Man: El Hombre de Pan De Jengibre,” retold by Caterine McCafferty (grade level 1)
•“My Day: A Book in Two Languages: Mi Dia: Un Libro en Dos Lenguas,” Rebecca Emberley (grade level 1)
•“Sundays on Fourth Street: Los domingos en la calle Cuatro,” Amy Costales (grade level 3.7)
Titles for adult readers vary from all you want to know about the guitar to diet books and romance novels.
Check out these titles:
•“Gran Libro de Guitarra,” edited by Ana Doblado
•“La Dieta South Beach,” Dr. Arthur Agatston
•“Misterios,” Nora Roberts
Looking for biographies about Hispanic Americans who greatly contributed to our nation? Check out: “The Crusades of Cesar Chavez,” Miriam Pawel, and “Hispanic First: 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement,” Nicolas Kanellos.
Do you enjoy a book that we don't have? We welcome suggestions for purchase.
Jean Lewis is the Crestview Public Library's director.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CHECK IT OUT: Spanish-English books abound at the library