Maria, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mexican immigrants to the United States, writes her autobiography for a school assignment in which she explains the advantages of being bilingual and bicultural.
The Mijos are on a field trip to San Francisco and are excited to see all the sites; however, when Bubba starts bullying everyone around, it means big trouble.
A young Hispanic girl from a home filled with beautiful things and books is drawn to her cousin's warm Catholic household, steals a rosary from there, and is wracked with guilt afterward.
Although her mother and sisters make fun of her decision to marry a green bird, to Mirabel he is a prince, and when her family's jealousy endangers him, she sets out to save his life and their love. Presented in English and Spanish.
Presents profiles of fourteen Latino baseball players who, from 1900 through the 1960s, were pioneers of the sport in their home countries and the United States.