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Other editions of book Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la niña de las flores

  • Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la niña de las flores

    Jorge Argueta, Carl Angel

    Hardcover (Children's Book Press, June 19, 2003)
    Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (Soh-cheel) and her family make a home in America. Xochitl misses her family’s small flower business and garden back home. By selling flowers on the street the Flores family begin to make friends with their new neighbors. But it is not until the family decides to start a nursery that Xochitl learns the value of community. Award-winning writer Jorge Argueta has crafted a moving story about a family’s determination to set down roots and about their child’s blooming in a new environment. Carl Angel’s artwork splendidly documents this quintessentially American immigration story.
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