Beatty, P. (1981). Lupita Mañana. New York : Morrow. To help her
poverty-stricken family, 13-year-old Lupita enters California as an illegal
alien and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra."
Gr. 6-9
Bunting, E. (1994). A day's work. New York : Clarion Books. When
Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find
work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has
something even more valuable to teach Francisco. Gr. K-3
Cisneros, S. (1994). Hairs = Pelitos. New York : Knopf : Distributed
by Random House. A girl describes how each person in the family has hair that
looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with
the smell of warm bread. Gr. Pre-2
Dorros, A. (1993). Radio Man = Don Radio : a story in English and Spanish.
New York : HarperCollins. As he travels with his family of migrant farm workers,
Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him
to all the different places in which he lives. Gr. 1-5
Gander, F. (1993). Mouth to mouth : poems by twelve contemporary Mexican
women. Minneapolis, Minn. : Milkweed Editions.Mexican poetry -- Women
authors, 20th century, translations into English
Hurwitz, J. (1990). Class president. New York : Morrow Junior Books.
Julio hides his own leadership ambitions to help another candidate in the
election for class president. Gr. 2-up
Lomas Garza, C. (1990). Family pictures. San Francisco, CA :
Children's Book Press. The author describes, in bilingual text and
illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas. Gr.
K-3
