Despite her feeling that she is only a burro, Pequeña is able to live up to the noble heritage of her ancestors who helped to build Mexico.

A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.

In a Southwestern retelling of "The Little Red Hen," Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas, in a text that includes a Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas.

Libro ilustrado sobre la biografía del poeta español Juan Ramón Jiménez, que fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1956. Ejerció gran influencia en la Generación del 27. Entre sus obras más importantes, "Platero y yo" y "Diario de un poeta recién casado".

While on her daily walk, Emily goes along when Spike bullies a dog visiting from Georgia, until a more considerate dog named Emerson helps her realize that bullying is no fun.