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A #1 bestseller in Mexico in 1990, this charming, imaginative, and just plain fun novel of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico includes unique recipes at the beginning of each chapter for a variety of traditional dishes.

The engaging exploits of the little monkey translated into Spanish with a complete vocabulary at the end of the book; translations at foot of each page.

In order to ensure her popularity, Camilia Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.

Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.

Carlos ignores his father's advice about being careful how he spends his money at the carnival, and soon his pockets are empty.

"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims...

A collection of nursery rhymes, each in both English and Spanish, collected from the Spanish community in the Americas, many with instructions for accompanying finger plays or other activities.

A collection of traditional South American nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English.

Captioned illustrations and Spanish and English text describe things found in a house.

Approximately 2600 entries include the definition, phonetic transcription, use of word in a sentence, translation, and a picture, if feasible.