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SPOTLIGHT ON........Audiovisuals
 
 

Celebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Hispanic Americans.

All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.

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Rubio, Paulina (Universal Music Mexico, c2006)
Shelf Number: LATIN/RUB/COMPACT/DISC

An exceptional collection from Paulina Rubio, Mexico's best-selling female singer.
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Canciones de Cuna = Songs for Bedtime
(Cantarima, c2005)
Shelf Number: EASY/CAN/VIDEO/DISC

Canciones de Cuna = Songs for Bedtime introduces the language and rituals of bedtime through traditional children’s lullabies in Spanish and English.  Featured songs include: A La Rueda Rueda, Rock a Bye Baby, El Coquí, Arrurrú Mi Niño, Lullaby and Goodnight, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Brilla Brilla Estrellita, Cucú Cucú, Duérmete Mi Niño, Arroz Con Leche, Pajarito que Cantas.

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Cantos y Rimas = Nursery Songs & Rhymes
(Cantarima, c2005)
Shelf Number: EASY/CAN/VIDEO/DISC

A celebration of traditional children's songs, Cantos y Rimas = Nursery Songs & Rhymes introduces simple words simultaneously in both Spanish and English, and brings the words to life with well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Amusing puppets and playmates help children have loads of fun singing and dancing to these endearing songs sung by children.

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Detalles y Emociones
Tigres del Norte (Fonovisa, c2007)
Shelf Number: LATIN/TIG/COMPACT/DISC

Los Tigres Del Norte is one of the most revered acts in the Mexican-rooted Norteno style. As always, vibrant accordion lines and steady rhythms propel the tunes that belie the darker lyrical content.

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Discovering Colors = Colores
(Voy Baby / Visual Entertainment, c2006)
Shelf Number: EASY/DIS/VIDEO/DISC

Voy Baby: Discovering Colors will take little ones on an entertaining and engaging journey into the world of color. Set to exciting Latin music, each sequence features the brilliant, lush colors, characters, icons and vocabulary of Latin America.
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Dora the Explorer: Musical School Days
(Nick Jr. Productions. Paramount, c2007)
Shelf Number: EASY/DOR/VIDEO/DISC

Dora the Explorer is Nickelodeon’s Latina heroine.  Dora is a 7-year-old child who switches between English and Spanish while undertaking adventures along with a cast of human and non-human characters.  In this feature, Dora and Boots help the music teacher get to school on time after her bicycle breaks, and Dora writes a new song for music class but leaves it at home in Boots' room.

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