Alma Flor Ada

Maria Isabel must find a way to fit in with her new classmates in the U.S. yet still remain proud of her heritage.

The noted Cuban-American author presents poems on the human body, family, school, city life, friendship, food, animals, nature, living the bilingual life, and other topics.

Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.

Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.

A young boy takes good care of his pet chicken, and when she is grown up she gives him a surprise.

Illustrated biographies of three important persons, José Martí, the Cuban writer and revolutionary; Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter; and César Chávez, Mexican American leader of the farm workers' movement.

Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.

Presents the authors' retellings of traditional tales. Sumario en español: El autor recuenta los cuentos tradicionales.