mexican american children

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 selected readings from "Bless Me, Ultima, " a novel about a healer who helps Antonio after coming to live with his family in New Mexico, and includes a discussion of the lifestyles of Chicano farmers and ranchers, a Spanish-English glossary, and questions for the reader.

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

Text and photographs document the day-to-day happenings and milestones in the life of a young Mexican boy whose family seeks amnesty in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

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

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

Describes the way of life of Mexican American families and their children who work as migrant agricultural laborers in Texas.

"Winner of the Premio Quinto Sol national Chicano literary award." Ultima, the one heals with herbs and magic, comes to live with Antonio's family in New Mexico and helps Tony journey through life.