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Maria's family is almost forced to leave their farm until a mysterious lady appears in Maria's dream.

A Mexican-American girl tells her father about all the things she did on her first day in kindergarten.

Little Quinito and his family take the reader through a day filled with opposites.

A little Latina girl imagines herself and her grandmother  flying around New York City.

Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mamá and her baby boy.

When Carlitos attends a wrestling match in Mexico City with his father, his favorite masked-wrestler has eyes that are strangely familiar.

During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio.

Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world.

Juanito accompanies his grandmother to a flea market in southern California.

Artistic Francisco speaks only Spanish, so a caterpillar that he watches becomes his connection to the other children.

After Clara chooses a dog piñata for her birthday party, she pretends it is her pet and doesn’t want it to get broken.

A family birthday celebration with relatives in Mexico for Lori’s big sister turns out to be quite a surprise.

Doña Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from a mountain lion.

Señor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.

When a family of mice moves next door to local gato Chato, he tries to trick them into being his dinner.

For International Day at school, Pablo wants to bring something that reflects the cultures of both his parents.

In this cumulative folktale, a rooster sets off a chain of events when he dirties his beak on the way to a wedding.

In this humorous Argentinian tale, a blacksmith makes a deal with the devil to extend his youth and good fortune.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

A collection of folktales from various cultures in Mexico, all focusing on the important roles of women.

Six stories from various Latin American countries are accompanied by lively illustrations.

In this traditional story from Mexico, a proud and beautiful woman who, in a fit of jealousy, commits a terrible act cannot stop weeping for it, even after she is dead.

This myth explains the origin of the sea, the forest and the island now called Puerto Rico.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner

In this Aztec tale, the musicians held prisoner by the Sun are freed so that they can bring joy and color to the world.

A spirited photo-essay about a 9-year-old boy who lives in San Francisco’s Mission District.

Poetic text and shivery art introduce the Day of the Dead.

Sparkling photos accompany this description of a festival in Tultepec, Mexico, famous for its master pyrotechnists.

Learn how renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada turns a lump clay into something beautiful.

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo lived to paint and painted to live. Learn why her paintings are so unique.

Take a peek into the childhood and rise to worldwide fame of the beloved Cuban singer.

Play rhymes and action songs from Latin America in both English and Spanish, with music and directions.

Find out how a poor boy from Brazil became the biggest soccer star the world has ever known.

A vivid picture biography of the renowned Mexican-American union leader and organizer.

Delightful poems by a California writer, in both Spanish and English, evoking spring.

A recipe, in poem form, for young and old to prepare a pot of tummy-filling bean soup.