Words are everywhere. But do you know where your favorite words come from? Maybe they plop to the ground from high up in the sky! Or maybe workers piece them together in big factories. Or maybe they come from a one-of-a-kind word-maker... but who could that be? Vivid letter-filled illustrations explore imaginative ways words are made as this book shares the secret to creating new words.

"English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--

At la Playita del Condado in Puerto Rico, Meli meets a crab, Jaiba, who takes her on a dreamlike underwater adventure, teaches her about the importance of shark conservation, and reveals Meli's ultimate destiny--to become the Mother of Sharks.

A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village. Includes author's note.

Jorge Argueta y Felipe Ugalde Alcántara colaboran nuevamente para presentar la Madre Tierra. Una selección de Junior Library Guild, este libro sobre la Madre Tierra refleja las raíces indígenas de Argueta y su aprecio por el mundo natural. Las ilustraciones de Felipe Ugalde Alcántara representan arroyos, montañas y vida silvestre en su hábitat. Jorge Argueta and Felipe Ugalde Alcántara collaborate again to introduce Mother Earth. A Junior...

"Noche antigua combina varios relatos de la tradición oral, como el del conejo y el tlacuache, así como una rivalidad inventada entre ambos que sirve para contar lo que sucede en la noche, tras la milpa: las andanzas de un afanoso conejo y un audaz tlacuache que van y vienen por el campo provocando que la luna cambie de apariencia y que la noche se transforme en día. Este álbum silente está inspirado en el complejo y monumental pensamiento mesoamericano...

Little Lobo and Bernabé are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge -- but everyone else seems to be going, too! During the long delay, they see all kinds of people on the bridge for different reasons and speaking different languages, but when someone has a grumpy moment, they all come together to make the wait as good as can be.

"Cuando los superhéroes no logran lo que quieren, cuando están tristes, cuando están enfadados, cuando un mal día tienen, podrían llegar a enfurecerse a tope. Podrían, pero jamás lo harían..."-- Even superheroes make mistakes, but they don't give up. They "fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and save the world in their most super way". --

A veces el espacio es un lugar bastante solitario, y por eso a la Luna le gusta observar a la gente de la Tierra. Pero hay un problema: cuando sale el Sol, todos se alegran de verlo, mientras que, cuando sale la Luna todos se van a dormir. Esto entristece mucho a la Luna, así que una noche desaparece...¿Dónde estará la Luna? ¡Ayuda a Lucy a encontrar a su amiga!

What happens when you subtract just one letter from a word? Beginning with "without the A the beast is the best" a pack of silly creatures work their way through the alphabet, subtracting each letter from a different word to alter its meaning and tell a story.