Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes / Los perros mágicos de los volcanes

By Manlio Argueta, Elly Simmons, Stacey Ross

    Whenever Salvadoran people gather to tell stories, someone will have a story about the magic dogs called cadejos.

    Description

    Whenever Salvadoran people gather to tell stories, someone will have a story about the magic dogs called cadejos. There are many stories about how the cadejos mysteriously appear at night to protect people from danger. MAGIC DOGS OF THE VOLCANOES is Manlio Argueta’s original story about these famous folkloric animals.

    About the Creators

    Manlio Argueta
    Manlio Argueta

    Manlio Argueta is one of El Salvador's greatest living authors. In 1977 he received Latin America's most prestigious literary award, the Casa de las Americas Prize for Caperucita en la Zona Roja. He is also the author of One Day of Life (Vintage/Random House: 1983) and Cuzcatlan Where the Southern Sea Beats (Vintage/Random House: 1987). Argueta makes his home in San Jose, Costa Rica and travels frequently throughout the Americas This is his first book for children.

    Elly Simmons

    Elly Simmons is an internationally-exhibited painter. Her first picture book for Children's Book Press, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueto, was highly praised for its rich colors and magnificent imagery. She lives with her family in Lagunitas, California.

    Stacey Ross
    Stacey Ross

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9780892391295
  • Publication Date Jun 03, 1997
  • Trim Size 9.5 × 8.25 in
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32

    • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Fantasy & Magic
  • Themes Animals, Bilingual, Collaboration, Fantasy, Fiction, Folktale / Folklore / Traditional Literature, Heroism, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Overcoming Obstacles

    • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 7
  • Grade Range Grades K - 2
  • Guided Reading Q
  • Spanish Guided Reading Q
  • ATOS Book Level 4.3
  • DRA 34
  • Interest Level Grades K - 5
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 630
  • Bebop Reading Fluent

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      Maximilian & the Curse of the Fallen Angel is the fourth book in Xavier Garza's award-winning series Max's Lucha Libre Adventures. Fourteen-year-old Max struggles with the biggest heartbreak of his life--his hero just announced his last match ever as the king of lucha libre!

      Maximilian & la madición del Ángel Cáido es el cuarto libro de la galardonada serie Max's Lucha Libre Adventures por Xavier Garza. Max batalla con la peor tragedia de su vida: ¡su héroe acaba de anunciar su ultima pelea como el rey de la lucha libre!

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      Front cover for Maximilian & the Lucha Libre Club (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #3) / Maximilian y el Club de Lucha Libre by Xavier Garza and Xavier Garza

      Maximilian & the Lucha Libre Club (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #3) / Maximilian y el Club de Lucha Libre

      Maximilian & the Lucha Libre Club is the third book in Xavier Garza's award-winning series Max's Lucha Libre Adventures. Sixth-grader Max joins the Lucha Libre Club. Grab your masks and let the action begin! POW!

      Maximilian & the Lucha Libre Club es el tercer libro de la galardonada serie Max's Lucha Libre Adventures por Xavier Garza. Max, estudiante de sexto grado, se une al Club de Lucha Libre. ¡Ponganse sus máscaras y que empiece la acción! ¡POW!

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      Front cover for Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #2) / Maximilian & la revancha de la lotería by Xavier Garza and Xavier Garza

      Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #2) / Maximilian & la revancha de la lotería

      Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch is the second book in Xavier Garza's award-winning series Max's Lucha Libre Adventures. Maximilian's old aunts battle for the Queen Bingo trophy while his sweetheart and the new girl war for Max's heart.

      Maximilian & la revancha de la lotería es el segundo libro de la galardonada serie Max's Lucha Libre Adventures por Xavier Garza. Las tías viejitas de Maximilian pelean por el trofeo de Reina de la Lotería mientras su novia y la chica nueva luchan por el corazón de Max.

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      Front cover for Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez; Luis Humberto Crosthwaite; Luis Humberto Crosthwaite

      Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando

      A 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor

      In the first children's book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US history known as Mexican Repatriation, a boy and his family leave their beloved home to avoid being separated by the government.

      En el primer libro infantil que describe el capítulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriación Mexicana, un niño y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno.

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      Front cover for A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar by Benjamin Alire Sáenz and Esau Andrade Valencia

      A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar

      In this stunning bilingual picture book from bestselling author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, an old man tells his granddaughter about the nine most beautiful dreams of his life.

      En este impactante libro ilustrado bilingüe del exitoso autor Benjamin Alire Sáenz, un anciano le cuenta a su nieta los nueve sueños más hermosos de su vida.

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      Front cover for Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube by Pat Mora and Meilo So

      Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube

      Now in paperback: In a series of poetic verses in both English and Spanish, readers learn about the movement and moods of water around the world and the ways in which water affects different landscapes and cultures.

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      Front cover for Lucha Libre by Xavier Garza

      Lucha Libre

      Xavier Garza brings another action-packed bilingual picture book about traditional Mexican wrestling--lucha libre!

      Xavier Garza presenta otro libro ilustrado lleno de acción sobre un deporte tradicional de Mexico: ¡la lucha libre!​

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      Front cover for El verano de las mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall; David Bowles

      El verano de las mariposas

      Now in Spanish, this award-winning title from Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe Garcia McCall's magical retelling of The Odyssey stars fifteen-year-old Odilia, the reluctant leader of her four younger sisters as they set off on a fantastical road trip.

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      Front cover for Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall

      Summer of the Mariposas

      In this young adult retelling of The Odyssey, Odilia and her four sisters journey to Mexico to return a dead man to his family and encounter magical creatures along the way.

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      Front cover for En estas tierras mágicas by Yamile Saied Méndez; Yamile Saied Méndez

      En estas tierras mágicas

      Minerva esta encargada de sus hermanas después de la desaparición de su madre en estamágica historia argentina de medio grado que combina perfectamente con la historia de Peter Pan.

      Minerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical Argentinean middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.

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      Front cover for On These Magic Shores by Yamile Saied Méndez

      On These Magic Shores

      Minerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.

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      Front cover for Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios

      Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

      Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
      Bilingual English/Spanish.

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      Front cover for The Great and Mighty Nikko! / ¡El gran y poderoso Nikko! by Xavier Garza and Xavier Garza

      The Great and Mighty Nikko! / ¡El gran y poderoso Nikko!

      It's bedtime! Join Nikko in this joyous bilingual lucha libre counting adventure by wrestling aficionado Xavier Garza.

      ¡Es la hora de dormir! Únete a Nikko en esta alegre aventura bilingüe de conteo de lucha libre del aficionado a la lucha libre Xavier Garza.

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      Front cover for Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca! by Mayra Dole and Tonel

      Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!

      Who says girls can't play drums? The beat of Chavi's congas livens up her entire neighborhood. When she's not picked to drum in Miami's Calle Ocho festival, she decides to do something about it!