Marisa picks out a butterfly pinata for her birthday party, but by the day of the party, she decides it is too beautiful to break.

Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of a new life, Joaquin receives help and friendship from Prietita, a brave young Mexican American girl.

Durante su día en la escuela, Max escucha y escribe una historia, juega en el patio de juegos y come el almuerzo. During his day at school, Max listens to and writes a story, plays on the playground, and eats lunch.

Max has a wonderful time when he accepts his friend Zoe's invitation to join her and her grandparents for dinner.

Instead of the usual dusting Sofia volunteers to wash the car--but when she leaves the hose on her mother's marigolds get flooded and she calls on her sisters to save the situation.

Max and his good friend Don, who is in a wheelchair, have a lot of fun together, whether they are at the park, in the library, or at a restaurant.

A Pedro le encantar?a ser el portero en el primer partido del equipo, pero otro chico es m?s grande, as? que todos sus amigos vienen a ayudarlo a practicar antes de la prueba. Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout.

Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.

Al estudiar los planetas en la escuela, Pedro aprende datos fascinantes sobre Marte. Studying the planets at school, Pedro learns fascinating facts about Mars.

"¡Ji YA! Cuando Pedro ve un dibujo animado sobre ninjas, tiene muchos deseos de ser un ninja. Por eso está muy entusiasmado cuando su papá lo lleva a tomar lecciones de karate. Tiene Pedro todo lo que necesita para ser un ninja?"--Page 4 of cover. 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.