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Quinito's Neighborhood: El Vecindario de Quinito

by Ina Cumpiano

Illustrator: José Ramírez

Ages: 6+

Published: 2005

Publisher: Children's Book Press

ISBN: 0-89239-209-6

Keywords: Bilingual

In a bilingual text, Quinito describes the people in his family and his community--their jobs and their relationships. Glowing acrylic paintings.