Johnston, Tony

Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los Angeles--reclaiming their names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian, and even starting their own gang.

A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Mexico's history, culture, and natural world, and provides background information on each one.

As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.

Counting as they sing, whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.

Joseph, an old African-American man, finds a Mexican baby abandoned in a Dumpster and raises him in a rough Los Angeles neighborhood to know both African-American and Mexican American ways.

A celebration of the owls that have lived in an old barn, sleeping, waking, hunting, and hatching their young for at least one hundred years.

The antics of ten fat turkeys on a fence illustrate counting from ten to one.

Eight-year-old Isabel hopes that her plan will spare her favorite tree, keep the butterflies coming, and provide an income for her poor family in Mexico.

Possum and Alien become friends and find that they have both similarities and differences.

Presents forty-two poems--some funny, some poignant and philosophical--about dogs and their attributes, including their loyalty to people, their love of food and smells, and their varied appearances and personalities.