Mora, Pat

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tom?s finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.

Do?na Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise.

With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.

A collection of haiku that celebrate foods native to the Americas, including peanuts, chocolate, blueberries, and corn. Includes full-color illustrations to accompany each poem.

Whimsical poem, presented bilingually, tells of birds, armadillos, and other creatures who join together in a kitchen one "orange night" to make merry beneath the desert moon.

Poems celebrating the beauty of the Southwest as experienced by a Mexican American girl who lives there.

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

A story of the life of the seventeenth-century Mexican poet, learned in many subjects, who became a nun later in life.