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Presents life in a barrio in San Francisco, describing the school, recreation, holidays, and family life of an eight-year-old boy who lives there.

Describes the various kinds of huge machines used to move ores and other bulky and heavy materials from one place to another.

An essay in words and photographs that shows how individuals in various crews, teams, and work gangs depend on one another to get a job done.

Follows the daily life of Alicia, a Native American girl who lives near ?coma pueblo in New Mexico, focusing on the art of pottery making, which provides the family's living.

Photographs and text profile the different folk arts of Mexico, providing information on stone, wood, metal, fabric, clay, straw, paper, and beaded pieces.

Photographs and text portray the lives of migrant farm laborers who have come to the U.

Introduces the dancing, singing, and guitar playing of flamenco, exploring details of the art form, which draws on traditions from various cultures, and focuses on the study of the form by Janira Cordova, a young member of a company in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Photographs and text show the process of building the stonework of a cathedral--from the quarrying of the limestone hundreds of miles away, to the cutting of the eleven-ton stone blocks, to the creation of the magnificent carvings to adorn it--that brings together people of many backgrounds and skills to create a lasting monument to faith.

Text and photos provide a look into the everyday lives of Cuban children, the way their culture works, and the history that has shaped it.

Presents a study of barrios written in both English and Spanish that follows Marc as he discusses his heritage, the neighborhood in Brooklyn where he lives, his sister and their friends, and some of the things they do after school.

Camila, a young girl, describes her life in Miami with her Cuban mother and Puerto Rican father, and introduces the members of her extended family who have come to her home for her little brother's birthday party.

Amelia Lauren Moyer Pe?rez, a young girl living in New York with her brother Gabriel, and her mother, a teacher from the Dominican Republic, tells about the different activities sheenjoys with her many friends.

Presents photographs and text in both English and Spanish that describes Latin American folk dancing.

Text and photographs present the traditions and the annual celebration of the charro, the Mexican cowboy.

Contains an introduction to the different festivals and celebrations of Latin America, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on Three Kings Day, Day of the Dead, Independence Day, and Christmas, describing each tradition.