Machado, Ana Maria

A peacock who cannot seem to make up its mind about anything learns to trust its own opinion.

A young girl becomes confused when her mother tells her that she is too big to do certain things and too small to do others.

Enchanted by Nina Bonita's black skin, a white rabbit determines to find a way to have children as beautiful and black as she is.

Colombina, a member of a circus troupe, falls in love with two men. In an attempt to help Colombina decide between them, a friend stages a play that results in the audience dividing into two rival groups.

The white rabbit who lives next door to Nina Bonita wants to have a daughter as black and pretty as Nina, so he asks her what makes her skin so dark and pretty.

Explore the whole story of Latin America from the earliest times, through the periods of its great civilization, to the time of it exploration by European adventurers and traders.

An explanation of discoveries made in Latin America, from the beginnings of time up to the 19th century explorers, with a postscript about the region in modern times.

While helping his parents transform an old Brazilian coffee plantation into an inn, Martin and his friends encounter the ghost of a slave girl from the late 1800s named Rosario who relates her story of slavery--a tale of evil and brutality--that Martin writes down to share with others.

Human Manny Wolf responds to a "wolf wanted" ad before realizing the company is looking for a real wolf, but when the responses start pouring in, Manny is hired to answer the letters, and as he sorts through them, he gains a new understanding of what it means to be a wolf.