mexican american children

"The author recounts the real-life events leading up to and surrounding the 1931 Superior Court of California school desegregation case of Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, California" -- OCLC.

"Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the community to get the tasty treat now"--Provided by publisher.

Set in a small New Mexican community during World War II, Antonio speaks of the dignity, traditions, and mythology of Chicano life.

Collection of Spanish and English poems celebrating the connections children share with their families, communities, and all living things.

A book of poems that explores the struggles of a boy from Mexico attending school in the United States.

Araceli tells about her home and her family including a sister who is in college, another sister who is deaf, and a brother who helps out with the animals on the farm and describes some of the things that she and her family do. Presented in English and Spanish.

Contains an introduction to the different games and sports children play in the United States and Latin America, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on basketball, kick the can, Loteria, jump rope, and more. Presented in Spanish and English.

Presents a collection of poems, in Spanish and English, celebrating family, community, and the power of imagination.

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

An illustrated collection of poems for children that celebrates the beauty of the American southwest.