Second-grader Flaca investigates three mysteries, from her missing flip flop, to who put a food she is allergic to in her lunch, to how she will find her dancing ability before performing salsa at her sister's quinceanera.
"Showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics."--Provided by publisher.
A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.
Rita, a young girl living in New York's El Barrio, describes the Afro-Caribbean dance music, salsa, and imagines being a salsa director. Presented in English and Spanish.
Christopher, a fifth-grade student whose father came from El Salvador and mother from Guatemala, describes some of the things he and his friends do in school. Presented in English and Spanish.
Mamita admonishes her little boy to eat all his bread by telling him how the food is made, from the planting of the wheat seeds to the loaf of bread on the table, and sings him a Spanish song celebrating bread.
See how food, family, and dining have helped cement the bonds between immigrants and their homelands, and how those traditions have had an impact on new places.
Sonya Sotomayor's career as a judge has been anything but dry and boring - she once hopped on a motorcycle to chase down counterfeiters. Readers will be inspired by the story of the first Hispanic woman to become a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
