Harriet Rohmer

Jesús Guerrero Rea

A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.

A Story from the Taino People of Puerto Rico

Atariba & Niguayona

Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present self-portraits and brief descriptions that explore their varied ethnic origins, their work, and their feelings about themselves.

Stories and Self-portraits by Fourteen Artists

Just Like Me

This Miskito Indian legend set in 17th-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life.

A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua

The Invisible Hunters/Los Cazadores Invisibles

Cruz Gomez

Mr. Sugar uses his truck of sweet goodies to lure Alicia and Alfredo away from nutritious foods, but Grandma Lupe is not fooled by him.

La Visita Del Sr. Azucar

An Aztec legend recounting how a giant red ant helped the ancient god, Quetzalcoatl, bring corn to the first, hungry people of the earth.

Montaña Del Alimento

David Schecter

Alejandro Cruz Martinez

Rosalma Zubizarreta

Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishment.

la leyenda de Lucia Zenteno

La mujer que brillaba aun mas que el sol

This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs. Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life.

True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

Heroes of the Environment

The Invisible Hunters: Los Cazadores Invisibles

Fourteen artists and picture book illustrators present paintings with descriptions of their ancestors or other sources of inspiration that have helped shape their lives. By the editor of Just Like Me.

Stories and Pictures by Fourteen Artists

Honoring Our Ancestors

Mary Anchondo

An Aztec myth recounting the creation and destruction of the world by the deities of the four great elements.

Cómo Vinimos Al Quinto Mundo

Carmen Lomas Garza

In Spanish and English, Carmen Lomas Garza portrays her family's Mexican customs through cut-paper work.

Harriet Rohmer

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