Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Emilia Isabel describe algunos problemas y beneficios de tener un perro verdaderamente grande.

Pedro is excited for his class's trip to the aquarium, but when he gets separated from the others near the shark tank, he gets frightened and starts running to and fro--until he takes a hint from the shark to stop going in circles.

What kinds of animals have stripes? And why do they have them? To hide more easily? To recognize one another? To warn enemies to stay away? In this book you'll learn that animals have stripes for all these reasons and more.

Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo attend, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies.

"Pedro tiene la mejor tarea para la escuela: coleccionar insectos y elegir uno sobre el cual escribir. Llena un frasco con cada hormiga, catarina y escarabajo que encuentra. Pero se desata el caos cuando su hermano, Paco, ¡los deja escapar a todos!"--Page 4 of cover. Pedro collects a lot of different bugs for a class assignment, but when his brother lets them out in the house their parents are furious, and ban any further collecting.

In this bilingual version of the classic rhyme, Maria takes her llama to school one day.

Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.

Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.