Cruzando El Pacifico

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

Funny things happen when two elementary school students participating in the Galactic Exchange Program trade places. Blastof from Earth has problems with the strange food in the cafeteria until a two-headed boy shares his lunch with him.

A collection of myths, legends, and folktales celebrates the thirteen Latin American countries including the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, as well as four native cultures, representing each in detailed artwork. Reprint.

Briefly describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the ladybug, from the egg to the adult beetle.

A queen who begins a lengthy war with an army of allies by her side is also a mother who wants to explain her upcoming battle with cancer to her young children in this heartening and hopeful book. James and Simon are two young princes whose mother, the Queen, calls them into her throne room one day to explain that she is about to enter a war against a rebel force called breast cancer. She describes the changes that will be coming to the kingdom, such as the recruitment of a very specialized general who will lead the war effort, the acquisition of highly advanced weapons that target rebel...