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Tejas Star Book Award
The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. All the children of Texas will have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list during the month of February 2010.
The winner for 2009-2010 is Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid by Xavier Garza
The Tejas Star Book Award Committee selected the following books for the 2010-2011 Tejas Star Book Award.
| Author |
Title |
Yr |
Publisher |
ISBN |
| Argueta, Jorge |
Sopa de frijoles/Bean Soup |
2009 |
Groundwood Books/Libros Tigrillo |
978-0-88899-881-1 |
| Bertrand, Diane Gonzalez |
The Party For Papá Luis/La fiesta para Papá Luis |
2010 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-532-8 |
| Costales, Amy |
Abuelo vivía solo/Grandpa Used To Live Alone |
2009 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-531-1 |
| Gonzalez, Maya Christina |
My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo |
2007 |
Children's Book Press |
978-0-89239-221-6 |
| Laínez, René Colato |
René Has Two Last Names/René tiene dos apellidos |
2009 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-530-4 |
| Lázaro, Georgina |
Jorge Luis Borges |
2009 |
Lectorum |
978-1-933032-40-5 |
| Lozano, José |
Once Around The Block/Una vuelta a la manzana |
2009 |
Cinco Punto Press |
978-1-933693-57-6 |
| Marín , Guadalupe Rivera & Diego Rivera |
My Papa Diego and Me: Memories Of My Father and His Art/Mi papá Diego Y Yo: Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte |
2009 |
Children's Book Press |
978-0-89239-228-5 |
| Rivas, Spelile |
No Time For Monsters/No hay tiemp para monstruos |
2010 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-445-1 |
| Rivera, Rafael & Tim Hoppey |
Baseball On Mars/Béisbol en Marte |
2009 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-521-2 |
| Saldaña, Jr., René |
The Case Of The Pen Gone Missing: A Mickey Rangel Mystery/El caso de la pluma perdida |
2009 |
Piñata Books-Arte Público Press |
978-1-55885-555-7 |
| Tafolla, Carmen |
What Can You Do With A Paleta?/¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? |
2009 |
Tricycle Press |
978-1-58246-289-9 |
The criteria for qualifying books are as follows:
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The book must be authentic in portraying the Hispanic/Latino culture.
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The book must have been published originally in Spanish or in full Spanish/English bilingual format (not English with a few Spanish words).
- The content of the book must be appropriate for children in grades K-6.
- The book must be of high literary quality.
- The book must have received a positive review in one of the major reviewing sources or by the Tejas Star committee.
- If the book is published outside the U.S., the book must be of interest to children in Texas schools.
- Textbooks and translations of books originally published in English or a language other than Spanish are not eligible.
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The book must have a publication date between 2005 and 2009.
If you would like to recommend a book for the award, please send details to María Elena Ovalle at movalle@esc1.net.
Publishers: Please mail copies of recommended books for review by commitee members to:
Attention: María Elena Ovalle
Region One ESC
1900 West Schunior
Edinburg, TX 78541
(956) 984-6055
Last Modified on 4/20/2010 9:42:47 AM
