Etiqueta: Pam Munoz Ryan

Describes a thirteen-year-old Mexican girls fall from riches, her immigration to California, and her growing awareness of class and ethnic tensions.

Neftali finds beauty and wonder everywhere. He loves to collect treasures, daydream, and write-pastimes his authoritarian father thinks are for fools.

Maya is a captive. In Grandmothers house in California, she is forbidden from playing or having friends, every word and action is strictly monitored, and even her memories of her mother have been erased — except within the imaginary world she has created. A world away, in the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a tobiano Paint horse […]

With eye-catching illustrations, a quirky and joyful celebration of food and family by two seasoned stars Pam Muñoz Ryan and Joe Cepeda at their playful best. A perfect read-aloud. Rosa María tiene una casa pequeña, pero un gran corazón, y le encanta cocinar y servir a toda su familia. Rosa María debe preparar la fiesta […]

When Naomis absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.

Esperanza Ortega possesses all the treasures a young girl could want: fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and the promise of one day rising to Mamas position and presiding over all of Rancho de las Rosas. But a sudden tragedy shatters that dream, forcing Esperanza and Mama to flee to […]

Neftali siente admiracion y curiosidad por todo: los colores del aceite en un charco, un guante perdido, el viento al navegar, el canto de los pajaros. A Neftali le encanta coleccionar tesoros, sonar despierto y escribir -pasatiempos que su padre piensa que le hacen perder el tiempo. Sin embargo, a pesar de todas las adversidades, […]

This fascinating fictionalized biography tells the story of Charlotte Parkhurst, the first woman to vote in the state of California. A young orphan, Charlotte soon learns that life in the 1860s is easier for men than for women, so she cuts her hair, dresses as a boy, and sets out to pursue her dream of […]