Cruzando El Pacifico

A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

This is a wonderful picture book for early readers. This is the story of a forest, one like any other. Its inhabitants live without schedules and do what they want. Everything will change when a bear appears determined to organize the messy order of them all. Will he get it? What will happen to the forest? And with the bear?

Cloe vive en un jardin mágico, pero ella no lo sabe. Allí suceden cosas extraordinarias: árboles que cambian de color, insectos que brillan como estrellas ... Cada rincón de esta jardín refleja las maravillas que ofrece la naturaleza. Un poético libro con mirada ecológica.

¿Qué puede pasar en la vida de una niña a lo largo de un año? Una serie de experiencias sencillas pero emocionantes le harán sentir que el tiempo pasa, que ella crece, y que la vida está llena de cosas agradables: el nacimiento de un hermanito, los juegos, las vacaciones, un buen trabajo para su padre y una divertida fiesta de cumpleaños, en la que ella se disfraza de bruja.

Losing your first tooth can be so exciting! In this charming book, readers will watch Mark lose his first tooth as his grandma helps him understand why it's happening. The familiar and endearing characters and appealing subject matter are sure to hold the attention of beginning readers. Each page is made complete by beautiful illustrations.