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Learning from the NLU "Americas" library collection: New book titles for Spanish-language ELL students

Come and hear about the Americas Collection of children's books located at the NLU campus in Lisle, and learn about venues for purchasing such books for your own classroom and school library. This collection consists of books originally written in Spanish by Latin American authors from many different countries, as well as bilingual books (Spanish and English), texts published in English with Latino themes, and some Spanish translations from recommended book lists. These books are appropriate for grades PreK-12, and represent a broad range of genres and formats. The presenters attended the Feria internacional del libro (FIL) in Guadalajara, Mexico last December 2008 through the American Library Association Free Pass Program and were able to purchase books there which more than doubled the size of the collection to about 600 texts. You will learn more about FIL at this presentation, listen to book talks from a range of age groups and genres, and review a large sampling of the books, including award-winning texts.