Using historical sources and the photographic record of a contemporary reenactment, this book explains why Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) is one of the most important days in the Mexican-American community calendar.

Hans Christian Andersen Award-winning author Ana Maria Machado's storytelling skills and social conscience come together in this powerful and moving book that reveals the evil of slavery in an unforgettable way.

After finding an old photograph in the closet, ten-year-old Bel learns that her great-grandmother lived in a very different time, when girls were expected to be proper young ladies.

Mayan civilization once flourished in what is today Guatemala and the Yucatan. The Mayan sacred book the Popol Vuh tells of the creation of the universe, the world of gods and demi-gods and the creation of mankind.

Un libro sagrado del pueblo maya k'iche' sobrevivió a la destrucción de los escritos de la cultura maya por religiosos españoles. El Popol Vuj fue transcrito en el alfabeto latino en 1558 y traducido al español en 1701. La narración traza las tradiciones y los orígenes mitológicos del pueblo k'iche' además de contar su historia, su cronología y la sucesión de generaciones de reyes y señores hasta la conquista. Contado para niños por el eminente antropólogo maya, Víctor Montejo.

A wonderful, magical book that combines mystery, love stories for both young and old, history and politics and provides an evocative portrait of rural Latin America.

Though written for children, this beautifully crafted and lushly illustrated story will thrill and inform readers of all ages.

A marvelous introduction to the Aztecs, the book covers religious rituals, the art of divination, governance, trade and warfare as well as the more mundane aspects of daily life.