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An uplifting story about a young boy overcoming his fears and embracing his new home in America.

The creators of the award-winning Say Hola to Spanish and Say Hola to Spanish Otra Vez (Again!) return for a third time with more fun and inventive ways to learn Spanish.

This award-winning book tells the story of ten-year-old James, who gets to join his brother's basketball game when a player is injured. James must guard powerful Marcus, whose strength intimidates him. James is skilled, but can he prove himself against the odds? Full-color photos & illustrations.

In Spanish. Learn about fourteen legendary Latino baseball players in this fascinating and colorfully written collection.

This beautiful new edition of an award-winning biography follows Ray Charles from his boyhood, when he lost his sight and learned to read and write music in Braille, until the age of 40, when he had become a world-renowned jazz and blues musician. Includes a new introduction and afterword that updates Charles's life to the present. Illustrations.

The author shares in this memoir how he came to fully understand, and eventually claim, his Native American heritage, despite his grandparents' unspoken pact to never discuss Grandpa's Abenaki blood. Photos.

This Spanish language edition of "Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree" tells the story of a tomboy whose mother teaches her that dreams, like new tree branches, are always within reach. Full-color illustrations.

Rosalinda is awakened one night by the noise of someone stealing lemons from her beloved tree. She consults a wise old woman, who offers a creative way for Rosalinda to help her tree--and the Night Man who was driven to steal from it. This gentle story, with glowing illustrations, is perfect for young readers who are discovering how it feels to give and receive gifts.

The renowned poet Pat Mora celebrates the culture and landscape of the Southwest through the eyes of a Mexican American girl.

Allie's always been hooked on basketball, but the boys she knows won't play with her. On the verge of giving up, Allie has one last go at it--and she makes the basket. Inspired by her persistence, her friends all want to join in. Full color.

A Spanish version of the traditional Native American good-morning message that honors the natural world, this book is a celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth by a contemporary Mohawk chief. Full color.

Based on the autobiographical writings of acclaimed novelist Zora Neale Hurston, this book tells the "poignant saga of how one of our most signigficant storytellers learned to dream" (Essence). Watercolor illustrations throughout. A Reading Rainbow selection.

During World War II, a young Japanese-American boy and his family are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despondent in their desolate surroundings, father and son pull the camp together to build a baseball diamond and form a league.

A 1993 Parent's Choice Award honoree, this story about the importance of family pride and personal endurance introduces children to the culture of Guatemala through the eyes of little Esperanza, who works with her abuela--her grandmother--on weavings to sell at the public market. Full color throughout.

Growing up in the 1830s in Saratoga Springs, New York, isn't easy for George Crum. Picked on at school because of the color of his skin, George escapes into his favorite pastimes hunting and fishing. Soon George learns to cook too, and as a young man he lands a job as chef at the fancy Moon's Lake House. George loves his work, except for the fussy customers, who are always complaining! One hot day George's patience boils over, and he cooks up a potato dish so unique it changes his life forever. Readers will delight in this spirited story of the invention of the potato chip one of America's favorite snack foods. George Crum and the Saratoga Chip is a testament to human ingenuity, and a tasty slice of culinary history.

In this uplifting story told in verse, a young boy living in the inner city projects tells about his hopes, fears, and dreams.

Two Puerto Rican tree frog siblings learn about science and social studies topics during their adventures on their island home in this chapter book series.

Being there for her family is the most important thing to Jessamine Monet. And her family is complicated. Her twin brother Joel has a secret boyfriend, and her transgender cousin Solange is flourishing, despite the disapproval of Solange''s dying mother. Yet Jessamine doesn''t mind being caught up in family drama. Being busy keeps the water at bay - the water of memories, of Katrina, of past trauma. So when Tennessee Williams - a rich white boy named after the writer - asks her out, she hesitantly says yes. He''ll be like a library book, she figures, something to read and return. Falling for him is another burden she can''t afford to carry. Tennessee has always lived his life at the mercy of his mum''s destructive creativity and his dad''s hypermasculine expectations. Jessamine''s caring and aloof nature is a surprisingly welcome distraction. While she fights her attraction to him, Tennessee is pulled into her inner family circle and develops a friendship with Joel''s boyfriend, Saint Baptist

Bonnie''s father is an engineer for the Apollo 11 space mission. Bonnie is an engineer too, developing a rocket ship that she plans to shoot high into the sky. While Baba works on the moon-landing module at the space center in far-off Florida, Bonnie designs, builds, and tests her own rocket - with sometimes disastrous results! Throughout the process, Baba''s letters encourage her in her work, and after the astronauts return from the moon, Baba comes home in time to see Bonnie launch her amazing rocket. Inspired by the experiences of the author''s grandfather, who helped design the space suits and life-support systems for the Apollo 11 mission, Bonnie''s Rocket reminds us of the importance of the contributions of people of color in the United States''s greatest achievements. It''s also a heartwarming father-daughter story, and a terrific gift for budding engineers of all kinds.