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Starting school can be especially frightening if you don't yet speak English. But Carmen is determined to learn English well in order to teach her little sister.
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The narrator is cranky with the first grade jitters, according to his parents. Aidan stays that way until his friends return from vacation. As they share friendship and information, Aidan's concerns melt away and he looks forward to first grade.
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An imaginative boy goes to the first day of school with his "salty crew of swabbies" by his side "sailing for adventure
" The make-believe pirates are with him throughout the day. The entire tale told in pirate lingo is ideal for reading aloud.
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The combined talent of three geniuses — Martha Graham's choreography, Isamu Noguchi's art, and Aaron Copland's music — brought the ballet "Appalachian Spring" to life in October 1944.
On the way to Unhei's first day of school, a group of kids on the school bus make fun of her name. When she gets to class, she refuses to tell anyone her name, deciding that she wants to choose an American name instead.
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Mei Mei loves to think and write and talk…in Chinese. But at her school in New York City, everything happens…in English.
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Tony is not looking forward to his family's annual picnic at Liberty Island in October. Nevertheless, his grandmother insists that they maintain the tradition of celebrating her birthday with Lady Liberty.
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Product description: Every morning, Lucy tiptoes into her grandmother's room to wake her with a gentle tickle. Little Mamá always remembers to tickle Lucy right back!
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Gita has made friends in her adopted home, but is now faced with the possibility of returning to India where most of her relatives still live.
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Juan Felipe Herrera shares memories of the time he spent with his grandmother at the local flea market in this uplifting story.