Mi tío Timoteo

In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.

Joe speaks English. He loves soccer. José habla español. A José le gusta el fútbol. This story is in English and Spanish! Hola, Joe. / Hi, José. I have my uniform. /Tengo mi uniforme. I am ready. / Estoy listo. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe and José score goals. “We win,” says Joe. “Ganamos,” says José. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and...

From their window on the bus, a girl and a boy see a fire truck that goes woo-ooo-ooo, also known as a camión de bomberos--uuuah uuuah uuuah. They see a train, an ambulance and an airplane too! With this rollicking adaptation of "The Wheels on the Bus," young people can sing out the names of their favorite vehicles and the sounds they make -- in both English and Spanish.

¿Puede alguna persona ser verdaderamente ella misma -o estar verdaderamente enamorada- en un idioma que no es el suyo? Josie, de dieciséis años, se pasa la vida traduciendo, moviéndose de un idioma a otro. Habla preparatoriano, universitario, amiguil, noviero, de rupturas e incluso el lenguaje de las chicas guapas. Pero ninguna de ésas es su lengua materna. Las únicas personas que hablan ese idioma son su mejor amigo, Stu, y su hermana, Kate. Pero todo parece estropearse cuando Kate se compromete con un tipo épicamente insoportable. ¿Cómo podría Josie ver el asunto como algo más...