L?zaro Le?n, Georgina

"Parrot, queen of the forest, has arranged for a very important race. All the animals are sending one racer, even the tiny frogs. But the little racing frog doesn't stand a chance -- or does he?"--Back cover.

An illustrated verse adaptation of the story of Don Quixote, the epic tale of an eccentric country gentleman and his companion who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs in sixteenth-century Spain.

An illustrated exploration of the early life experiences of Colombian author Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez.

Awed by the beauty of the yellow flamboyant tree, a young boy plants one of its seeds and cares for it over many years until the seed grows from a plant into a gorgeous flowering tree.

A group of youngsters, animal and human, tell why they think their dads are the best.

Rhyming verse and vivid illustrations present the life story of twentieth-century Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, focusing on his imaginative childhood.

Detailed illustrations and verse tell the story of a little girl who loved to read in a time when girls did not go to school, and who went on to become the leading writer and intellectual of her day.

An illustrated biography that describes the childhood of Cuban author Jos? Mart?; discussing his early interests, family, and education.

Julia tells, in verse, the story of a girl born into a humble Puerto Rican family at the beginning of last century, and narrates how she became one of Puerto Rico's and Latin America's most beloved poets.