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When Magali, a teenage dressage rider, visits Camila’s school, Camila decides she wants to be a horseback riding star. But when she begins riding lessons, she realizes it isn’t as easy as Magali made it look. Will Camila stick with it or give up on her riding dreams?

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Camila lives with her family and loves to paint pictures of her abuela cooking with love. When a local bakery starts selling her paintings, she is over the moon--until a mean girl tells her they are ugly. Camila must find the confidence to keep painting because she loves it. In another story, ­Camila dreams of becoming una estrella de equitación!--a horseback riding star. She works hard and overcomes her fear of riding a very tall horse to keep learning. Each title features short chapters, simple sentences, and accessible language, making them ideal for young readers. Spanish words and phrases are woven throughout, emphasized in pink, and defined in a glossary at the beginning of each book. Colorful, cartoony illustrations on every page add to the sweetness of the stories. Each book concludes with a recipe, a glossary, and fun thinking activities to reinforce comprehension and engagement. VERDICT This young reader chapter book series is a worthwhile addition to collections, especially where bilingual books are in demand.-- ""School Library Journal""

Author Information

Alicia Salazar is a Mexican American children's book author who has written for blogs, magazines, and education publishers. She was also once an elementary school teacher and a marine biologist. She currently lives in the suburbs of Houston, TX, but is a city girl at heart. When she is not dreaming up new adventures to experience, she is turning her adventures into stories for kids. Thais Damião is a Brazilian illustrator and graphic designer. She studied graphic design at Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo, followed by an MA at Academy of Art University, where she specialized in visual development, in the beautiful city of San Francisco, California. Born and raised in a small city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she spent her childhood playing with her brother and cousins and also drawing all the time. Enchanted by children since she was a child, her illustrations are all dedicated to them.

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