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"Bienvenidos a Lucia's home. Lucia lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she's going to show you around!"-- Adapted from book jacket.

"Based on historical events in 1851, this Western noir novella traces the struggle of the first integrated Native American tribe to establish themselves on the North American continent. After escaping the Oklahoma relocation camps they had been placed in following their forced evacuation from Florida, the Seminole Indians banded with fugitive slaves from the American South to fulfill the vision of their leader, Coyote, to establish their land in Mexico's...

Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.

A brief rain shower does not dampen a Latino family's enjoyment of their town's parade and summer celebration, which includes street food, bands, a corn princess, and fireworks. Spanish words, interspersed in the rhyming text, are defined in a glossary.

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

Although Pepe achieves fame and fortune as a movie star dog--much to the chagrin of a jealous movie star cat--Pepe longs for a family.

Poor woodcarver Gepetto's wishes for a son come true when a puppet he creates comes to life, but when the doll sets out for school he is repeatedly misled by a sly fox intent on profiting from the wooden boy.

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.

In this beloved tale, Rapunzel can only see her true love if she lefts down her long, golden hair. Children will eagerly continue reading to see what will happen when the evil witch discovers that a man has been climbing Rapunzel's hair! This title, retold in English and Spanish, is an excellent skill-builder for reading and foreign language comprehension. Between the covers of this book is a classic tale of magic, imagination, and inspiration that...

Follow along with Curious George as he learns about scorekeeping with a little help from his friends in this tie-in to the Emmy-Award winning TV show! Full color. Curious George goes to his first baseball game and discovers that he needs to know about numbers to keep score. Includes rules of the game and an activity.