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Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
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Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
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Rene Has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos
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The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
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