Educator's Guide (PDF)


Investigate: Research & Writing Process Craft and Structure

Check out the TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour with author Monica Brown as she discusses her inspiration behind Sharuko  and shares kid-friendly activities.

Sharuko: Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello web page with activities and downloadables.


Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome Website with activities and downloadables.


"Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos" by Monica Brown and Illustrated by John Parra:



Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos: Story Time with Monica Brown:



Curriculum Guide (PDF)
Coloring Page (PDF)

Educator's Guide (PDF)


Curriculum Guide (PDF)

• Check out the Book Trailer for Tito Puente, King of Mambo!
• Monica Brown and Rafael Lopez talk about the creative process behind Tito.
• Watch Tito Puente on Sesame Street!

Activity Kit (PDF)
Hora de cuentos con Mónica Brown:



Monica Brown Reads "Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match":



Check out the Lee and Low teacher's guide
Curriculum Guide (PDF)

• Check out the PBS documentary Biblioburro: The Donkey Library, along with these educator resources

Curriculum Guide (PDF)

• Dolores Huerta Foundation
• The United Farmworker's Website There are great resources under the heading "Research."

Discussion Guide (PDF)

• Check out this wonderful resource from the Rainforest Alliance. - It includes stories, projects, and coloring books related to the Rainforest.
• Listen to "'Chicle': A Chewy Story of the Americas" on NPR!
• This is the Kid's Corner of the US Rainforest Foundation
• Check out the Glee Gum website for lots of fun information about natural chewing gum

Curriculum Guide (PDF)

• Time Magazine's 100 Heroes and Icons - An interesting article on Pelé
• National Geographic Magazine - All about Brazil!
• US Youth Soccer Coaches Website - Fun soccer training activities.

• Science Museum of Minnesota
• Monarch Watch
• Journey North - an Annenberg project that tracks wildlife migration.
• A Visit to the Monarch sanctuaries in Mexico.
• How to Create a Butterfly Garden - Creating a butterfly garden.
• Scholastic - A site on immigration, past and present.

• NPR audio - Gabriel García Márquez returns to Aracataca on his 80th and children sing for him.
• Gabriel García Márquez's 1982 Nobel Prize lecture (in English and Spanish.)
• Wikipedia - An article on the United Fruit Company and Banana Politics in Latin America.

Tools for Teachers (PDF) - Created by Luna Rising.

• Nobel Prize for Literature (1945)

Lesson Plans on Poetry from the Academy of American Poets:

• Poetry Materials for Teachers

Tools for Teachers (doc) - Created by Northland Publishing
Hora de cuentos con Mónica Brown--Me llamo Celia: la vida de Celia Cruz:



Storytime with Monica Brown: My Name Is Celia (English):

• New Curriculum on Celia - Designed by Américas Award judge and multicultural educator, Linda Kreft.
• The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History - The museum is currently hosting a phenomenal exhibit on Celia Cruz - it's brilliant! Includes lesson plans for K-12, too!