This story is about a clumsy young girl who aspires to be a ballerina and to get on pointe. She works hard at her ballet studies, and when she gets very close to her goal and finally gets the toe shoes she dreams of, her feet quickly grow too big to fit them. How she copes with this setback is supported by her mother. Big Foot is bilingual, English and Spanish, so a child can read either language and can learn words and sentences in another language, especially with the delightful drawings that make the meaning clear. Written by an emeritus professor of education with illustrations by Phoebe...
This story is about a clumsy young girl who aspires to be a ballerina and to get on pointe. She works hard at her ballet studies, and when she gets ve...
Alfalfa is a pretty little Palomino horse who goes to school. She is good at PE, but has a hard time with reading and writing, because she cannot see. Once she gets glasses, the world changes for her and she can read and write, but she faces bullying in school. The story deals with feeling terrible about not being able to read or write when others can, wearing glasses, and the bullying problem. Alfalfa's Glasses is bilingual, English and Spanish, so a child can read either and can learn words and sentences in another language, especially with the delightful drawings that make the meaning...
Alfalfa is a pretty little Palomino horse who goes to school. She is good at PE, but has a hard time with reading and writing, because she cannot see....
Where medical care is not available, women too often die in childbirth. This story is about a young girl in rural Mexico whose older sister dies giving birth, along with her baby. To overcome her grief, she determines to become a midwife in order to prevent others in her community from suffering such a terrible loss. The story is bilingual, written in English and Spanish, to help young readers learn the other language. The beautiful illustrations by Alma Lucero Martinez Salazar, a student studying Communications and Graphic Design at the prestigious Instituto Tecnologico Sanmiguelense de...
Where medical care is not available, women too often die in childbirth. This story is about a young girl in rural Mexico whose older sister dies givin...
A small girl wants to be a beautiful princess in a gorgeous gown and crown, but her parents cannot afford these things. They make her a magic wand from a stick, tying on ribbons and painting a star, telling her to wave it, wish, and work very hard. The wand becomes her metaphor and she can imagine herself as a dancer, firefighter, princess, or later a teacher, poet, and finally a computer engineer. Her home is very simple with no water or electricity, but she finds ways to be successful. When she graduates with very high grades, she is worried about reaching her dream: to become a computer...
A small girl wants to be a beautiful princess in a gorgeous gown and crown, but her parents cannot afford these things. They make her a magic wand fro...
