Fine, Edith Hope

Armando and his father are trash-pickers in Tijuana, Mexico, but when Senor David brings his "school," a blue tarp set down near the garbage dump, to their neighborhood, Armando's father decides that he must attend classes and learn.

The theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with la Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.

The theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with la Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.

Armando must help his father pick through trash in the dump everyday but he would rather attend Senor David's school. After his father and mother decide he can go to the school in the afternoons, Armando is filled with happiness. While he learns many new things, Armando's love of drawing ends up helping his neighborhood in a big way.

Cartoons, wacky drills, and helpful hints help people correct common grammar and communication mistakes and learn the rules of grammar in a way that makes them easy to remember.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about some of the basic rules and finer points of grammar, covering issues of style, usage, and spelling, and includes over fifty syndicated cartoons that deal with grammar topics.

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The students in Miss Marigold's class take on her challenge to turn a neglect patch of schoolyard into a beautiful garden and enlist the help of their friends, family, and neighbors.

Armando and his father are trash-pickers in Tijuana, Mexico, but when Se?or David brings his "school"--a blue tarp set down near the garbage dump--to their neighborhood, Armando's father decides that he must attend classes and learn.