Columbus Day / Día de la Raza

María José grieves at the loss of her mother who died in childbirth. She has difficulty sharing her feelings with her father and the distance between them grows with the appearance of a new woman. Her father gets another job which forces them to move to another neighborhood. The new house is small, but is near an ice cream store owned by Mr. Beto. In the store, María José makes friends with girls and boys her own age, but also meets Mr. Beto and his friends. María José and her friends try to help Mr. Beto when he comes down with a sudden illness.

"... se les habían subido los humos y se creían los reyes del mambo, violando viudas de trabajadores y robando todo lo que olía a republicano..." "... yo ya estaba un poco cansado de oír siempre lo de rojillo, me salieron hasta canas del miedo que pasé, una granada que cayó cerca de mi trinchera dejó sin las dos piernas a un pobre muchacho de mi quinta, el teniente que lo vio le descerrajó dos tiros en el acto para que no sufriera..."

This book teaches kids about what the Northern lights are and how the sun and Earth's atmosphere causes them. The book is complete with labeled images when needed, simple text, and more facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

A bilingual collection of humorous and serious poems about family, nature, and celebrations by a renowned Mexican American poet.