In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

Provides information about the planets, the sun, and moons.

In this third book about the four friends -- Conejo (a rabbit), Tortuga (a tortoise), Culebra (a snake) and Iguana -- bilingual counting and vocabulary are the backdrop for a humorous tale. When Conejo can't make her cactus butter dulces because she stubbed her toe, Culebra devises a very loud and ingenious plan to help her forget her pain and get all the friends involved in making the candy. A glossary, pronunciation guide and a no-cook recipe are...

"Listening to the story is even more dramatic than reading it. It should be purchased by every public and school library." - School Library Journal

Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. Juan's space-age lounge music popular in the fifties and sixties has found a new generation of listeners.

The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing-and growing-and growing? Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue. Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl comes up with a perfect plan-a garden swap!

In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.

A bear cub and its family prepare to hibernate for the winter.

The delightful story of Sylvia, who hates spinach, but discovers the magic of growing her own food through a school gardening project, now available in a Spanish edition.