Even after his mother, his father, his brothers and sisters, and even two policemen try to get Mortimer to be quiet and go to sleep, he still insists on making noise.
The revised text and child-friendly format make it appropriate for preschoolers, but it retains all the humor of the original story .
Life is incredibly hard for all the immigrant families who work in the mine, but harder still for Hannah’s – her father recently killed in the mine, her mother nearly dead from giving birth to the latest child. Hanna defies all convention and passes herself off as a boy to get into the mine that is their only real hope of salvation. Common wisdom is that women are bad luck in a mine, so when her secret is discovered, the superstitious miners are furious. Will she survive this too? Author Diana Vazquez paints a gritty portrait of the bleak mining shanty town and the lives of the people who live there. But it is the indomitable spirit of her unsentimental, blunt, and fearless heroine that will remain memorable to all who encounter her.
As high school senior Rudy adjusts his attitudes toward the elderly when his senile grandmother has to move in with his family, his girlfriend encourages him to talk with a friend’s mother who has similar problems with her own mother.
The life of a friendly shoeshine boy takes a bittersweet turn when his dreams of traveling come true.
Young Chabelita must stay with her grandparents while her mother lives in a distant town. When Chabelita recites her mother’s favorite poem at her school’s Christmas pageant, she receives a special Christmas surprise. Argentina Palacios is a noted folklorist and Latin American storyteller. Full color.
Sixteen-year-old Sophie has been frail and delicate since her premature birth, but discovers her true strength during a journey through Mexico, where the six-year-old orphan her family hopes to adopt was born, and to Guatemala, where her would-be boyfriend hopes to find his mother and plans to remain.
With eight kids and somewhat extravagant parents, the Numerozzis are not your typical family. Readers will have a good laugh as they wach them prepare to leave the house in the morning.
A fun rhythmic text and warm watercolors make this the perfect read-aloud. Full color.
“Kíkiri-Kíkiri-kí, Kíkiri-Kíkiri-ká. Yo no tengo miedo, porque el miedo no me va”. ¡Todos a cantar con Gabriela! Esta tierna y alegre historia está diseñada para ayudar a los más pequeños a superar los miedos relacionados con los cambios de casa, ciudad o país. El libro también incluye consejos útiles para los padres.
Karli loses his parentes in an accident and goes to live with his grandmother. Now they both have to adjust to living together. The relationship between Karli and his grandmother blossoms into a beautiful friendship.