Materials from United States of America
As they prepare to make the traditional, pillowy bread called sopaipilla, Christina’s grandmother tells about the time her great-grandfather, aided by a scarecrow, brought an end to a drought and, in the process, helped make the first sopaipilla.
On his first day of school, Crowboy pretends he is a rattlesnake, but then he meets a girl in his class who wants to be a rattlesnake too.
Teaches children the names of common objects in and around the house with pages of delightful illustrations.
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.
A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus’s seed. Includes information on saguaros.
Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.
Tip-toe into the pages of this exquisitely illustrated book and dig, squish, and splash your way to discover the many secrets and delights of our toes.
A grandmother from an old Maine family that came to America from England generations ago relates family and cultural life to her grandchildren as they enjoy various traditions of the New England seacoast.
This bilingual story shows the importance of family and of reading, while also emphasizing the rewards of passing along cultural traditions. Beautiful illustrations portray the moving story of Bela and her grandma, who love to tell stories, braid hair, and play lotería with the family: “Our stories, like our braids, bind us forever.”
While sharing stories of their Mexican-American family’s past, a father gives his young son the guitar he received from his own father.