"During the Great Depression, Ernestine Guerrero's family didn't have much. The true story of a resourceful Mexican American teen who made a remarkable gift to thank President Roosevelt for the food aid that helped them survive!"--.
After enjoying a blended fruit drink called aguas frescas during a festival celebrating Mexico's independence, seven-year-old Alicia and her mother make their own at home, then invite Alicia's soccer team over to try them.
A young girl wants to fly a kite, but her family cannot afford to buy one, so her father helps her make a kite of her own. Presented in English and Spanish.
Lupita is excited about dancing La Raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day, El D?a de los Ni?os, but just before the performance her partner, Ernesto, sprains his ankle.
When Estella is banned from the adult exercise dance class, she decides to petition for children's rights--to have salsa dance classes at the community center.
Ten-year-old Elena sets up a snow cone stand in front of her house, but when her friend Alma sets up a stand of her own, it creates an ever-escalating competition between the two girls to see who can outdo the other. Presented in English and Spanish.
