A southwestern adaptation of "The three little pigs."

"This bilingual anthology - including sixteen of Mexico's finest writers born after 1945 - offers a glimpse of the rich tapestry of Mexican fiction. From small-town dramas to tales of urban savagery, this is a major event in contemporary Latin-American fiction. Readers will meet a Mariachi singer suffering from mediocrity, an embalmed man positioned in front of the TV, a man's lifelong imaginary friend, and the town prostitute whose funeral draws...

Comprehensive coverage of Spanish and English, both written and spoken, with attention to Latin-American Spanish.

In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

A retelling of the familiar fairy tale in which the Little Red Hen, unable to get her friends to help her with her bread-making project, refuses to share the fruits of her labor.

Approximately 2600 entries include the definition, phonetic transcription, use of word in a sentence, translation, and a picture, if feasible.

Margaret, who only speaks English, and Margarita, who only speaks Spanish, meet in the park and have fun playing together even though they speak different languages.

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.

As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives. Cuando �l viaja con su familia de los trabajadores migratorios del campo, Diego se f�a de su radio para proporcionarlo con compa�erismo y ayuda lo conecta a todos los lugares diferentes en que �l vive.

A bilingual folk tale in which Brother Anansi persuades Brother Tiger to go into the cattle-raising business.