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"In this collection of poems, written during and immediately after two years on the road as United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera reports back on his travels through contemporary America. Poems written in the heat of witness, and later, in quiet moments of reflection, coalesce into an urgent, trenchant, and yet hope-filled portrait. The struggle and pain of those pushed to the edges, the shootings and assaults and injustices of our streets,...

Have you ever been scared by strange noises-sounds that seem to happen all by themselves? What could be causing those squeaks and bumps? Nothing to fear, there's only fun here! Sounds in the House is a funny bedtime story on fear, courage and friendship. It has full text and a pronunciation guide in both English and Spanish (with lots of verbs), finding activities, plus vivid illustrations to aid language comprehension (ages 3 & up).

A first alphabet book with common words and pictures in English and Spanish.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text show what makes summer special, from sunshine and sailboats to ice cream and picnics.

In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

A young woman recalls her grandfather's abiding presence in her life as he cares for her throughout her infancy and childhood while her mother is at school or work, until she is the one fixing his snacks and seeing him safely to bed.

A brief description of horses that live on a farm.

A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

"Ten Little Fish combines numbers with simple adjectives ('fish above, fish below; seven fish, fast and slow') and simple verbs ('swim and dive fish, here are five fish')"-- Provided by publisher.

A little boy admires his big brother and aspires to be like him when he is older.