Que Monton de Tamales / Too Many Tamales

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

"In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white gi. But with the help of his Japanese "brother," Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friends or kempo opponents, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships."

El libro cuenta la historia del cerdito Tocón nacido y criado en una granja. Pero Tocón tenía un problema: no le gustaba la suciedad del orzuelo. Desafortunadamente, no aceptó la idea de nacer para vivir sucio en un orzuelo. Por lo tanto, descubrió formas creativas de deshacerse de este destino y dar otras direcciones a su vida. Con acciones divertidas, descubrió formas de llamar la atención del dueño de la granja y vivir limpiamente lejos del orzuelo. Tuvo éxito, gracias a su perseverancia y determinación de no aceptar con resignación las reglas de la sociedad sucia donde nació....

This book talks about the work necessary to take care for a guinea pig, as well as some of their common behaviors. Readers will meet Miranda, who has a guinea pig name Griswold. Griswold was adopted from an animal shelter. He loves to dig around in his bedding and hide in his igloo. When Griswold gets excited, he likes to jump up and down in his cage and squeak. Miranda thinks this is funny. Miranda likes taking care of Griswold. She feeds him timothy hay and baby carrots. Illustrations and manageable text are ideal for emerging readers and young listeners.

Every Child Can be a Reading Star in this Bilingual English/Spanish Book The pig is pink. Got it? Don’t get tricked in this funny beginning reader featuring a pink, pink pig. I am a Pink Pig is the first book in the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features less than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. I am a Pink Pig is 20 pages long and features 13 different words for your child to master. The words are : I, a, am, not, red, pink, blue, green, pig, cat, dog, bird, turtle. Cada niño puede ser ...

El gran maestro de la historieta mundial vuelve a la carga con su más reciente novela gráfica. Eisner nos muestra la cara más humana del acto más inhumano que existe, la guerra, de la mano de simples soldados rasos. Impreso con tinta sepia en papel de color crema.