Adriana Sananes

"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"-- Provided by publisher.

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.

"In John Manuel Arias's lush and lyrical debut, a Costa Rican family wrestles with the aftermath of neocolonialism, a deadly secret, and an all-consuming fire. Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company's most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, the future of Teresa Cepeda Valverde's family is changed forever. Now, twenty-seven years later, Teresa and her daughter Lyra are still picking...

"Originally written in the mid-1950s, 'Go set a watchman' was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before 'To kill a mockingbird.' Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014. 'Go set a watchman' features many of the characters from 'To kill a mockingbird' some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch--Scout--struggles with issues both personal and political,...

Almost ten years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a Whites only school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated...

En esta magnifica novela, el autor describe el esplendor y el ocaso de una familia que aparentemente se cree perfecta y que trata de aparentar ante sus vecinos una falsa felicidad para ocultar los secretos familiares. La hija mayor habla sobre sus parientes y los describe como seres superiores, educados y capases de opacar a las demas personas de su pueblo peninsular. Una serie de eventos haran que la madre dominante, el padre fuera de la casa por...

"Mira vive en una comunidad urbana gris y sin esperanza hasta que llega un muralista y, junto con sus pinturas y pinceles, trae color, alegría y unión a Mira y sus vecinos"--$c Proporcionado por el editor. "Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"-- Provided by publisher.

Rosaura Rodríguez, using simple language, describes the lives of today's Latin American women. Her sarcasm adds humor to a reading which recounts women's memories from childhood to adulthood. Rodríguez's message will inspire all women to remember their greatness. "Rosaura Rodríguez hace una crítica dura y sarcástica contra el machismo rampante del hombre hacja la mujeres. Con una deliciosa narrativa, la autora nos demuestra con hecheso y ejemplos...

Rhyming stories present a variety of animals, each one in a different color.