New Releases by Harriet Rohmer

Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishment.

This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs. Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life.

In Spanish and English, Carmen Lomas Garza portras her family's Mexican customs through cut out paperwork.

Mr. Sugar uses his truck of sweet goodies to lure Alicia and Alfredo away from nutritious foods, but Grandma Lupe is not fooled by him.

A folk tale from Nicaragua about a well meaning man who can't figure out how to make changes in his life.

Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishmen.

An Aztec legend recounting how a giant red ant helped the ancient god, Quetzalcoatl, bring corn to the first, hungry people of the earth.

A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.

An Aztec myth recounting the creation and destruction of the world by the deities of the four great elements.

This Miskito Indian legend set in 17th-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life.

An Aymara Indian legend relating how Viracocha, the creator of the world, repopulated the world after the great flood of antiquity.